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RomanForum,PalatineHill,ColosseumandArchofConstantine ThefirsttwoareasarenexttoeachotherTheColosseumorFlavianAmphitheatreand andyoucanmovefreelybetweenthem. theArchofConstantineareveryclose. TheArchofConstantinewaserectedin312tocelebrateConstantine’svictoryattheMilvian Bridge.ThearchspanstheroutewhichtriumphantemperorswouldusetoenterRome. TheColosseumwasbegunbytheEmperorVespasianinAD72andcompletedbyhissonTitus in80asavenueforgladiatorialcontests.Itsitsonthesiteofacolossalstatuewhichthe EmperorNerohadplacedinthegroundsofhismassive‘GoldenHouse’.Ontakingoverfrom theunpopularNero,VespasianthoughtthatthepeopleofRomewouldappreciatehavingthe tyrant’sstatuereplacedbysomethingtheycouldallenjoy. (Atleastthosepeoplewhoweren’tpartoftheentertainmentmightenjoyit!) ThereisaChristianshrineonthesite,butnoevidencethatChristiansweremartyredthere. Itwasusedforgladiatorialfights,beasthuntsandevenfloodedformockseabattles. Asyoucanseefromacomparisonoftheruinstodayandareconstructionmodel,thesiteofthe Forumisverycomplicated,sinceitwasusedcontinuouslythroughouttheRomanperiod.Not alltheruinsyoucanseewouldhavebeencompletebuildingsatthesametime,soitisagood ideatofocusonindividualsitesasyoureachthem. ThePalatineHillwasthefirstpartofRometobeoccupiedandtherearereconstructionsof BronzeAgehutsinthesmallmuseum.ItiswherethelegendofRomulusandRemusisbased andashrinethoughttobetheLupercalhasbeendiscoveredunderground. Thehillstands40feethigh,overlookingtheForumononesideandtheCircusMaximus(where chariotraceswereheld)ontheotherside.FromRepublicantimeswealthyRomanschoseto livethereandyoucanseetheruinedpalacesofseveralEmperors.Palatineisinfacttherootof thewordpalace.
