On day three we began our day again by going to classes at the Vatican university. This time we found our classroom with ease. In class we talked about the religions in India including Hinduism and Buddhism. We also talked about the impacts of the military, force, and terrorism have in international relations and what the purpose of terrorism is.

After our classes we began our tours in Rome. The main sites we saw were the Pantheon, the Trevy fountain, and various other fountains in Rome. We also saw a few obelisks taken from Egypt and the mausoleum of the first emperor, Augustus Caesar. The site with the most religious aspects was the Pantheon because it was originally a temple to commemorate Augustus but then was turned into a monument that worked like a clock depicting the major Roman gods during its creation.

After the fall or Rome and the beginning of Christianity, it was turned into a large monument to Christ and the Roman gods were removed from their positions. Today, it holds a memorial to Raphael and an altar to Christ is on the far side of the Pantheon. There are also various pictured of other significant Christian figures around the Pantheon.

Our international relations experience was how the Romans felt superior to the Greeks and tried to build better monuments than the Greeks without looking the same. Another international relations experience was watching a world cup game featuring Italy and Uruguay. Soccer, or futbol, is very important to Europeans and is often an example of peace where there often times isn’t any. This was also a way to experience cultures in a way generally not seen in America.