{"id":8623,"date":"2015-06-22T15:18:20","date_gmt":"2015-06-22T15:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/?p=8623"},"modified":"2023-09-28T08:28:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T12:28:11","slug":"forum-colosseum-jonathan-corrao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/forum-colosseum-jonathan-corrao\/","title":{"rendered":"The Forum and the Colosseum"},"content":{"rendered":"

If the interjection \u201cwow\u201d could be transformed into a physical entity, that entity would be us as we stood in the center of ancient Rome: the Forum.\u00a0 In a region where ancient civilization is constantly dug up to this day, this Roman center, filled with areas of worship, marketplaces, gardens and monuments, is clearly the heart of the ancients; the bustling metropolis of its time.\u00a0 Our professor Brandy Stark commemorated Julius Caesar by placing roses on his grave.\u00a0 The churches and arcs in the region were not quite my personal cup of tea, but the Gardens of the Vestal Virgins was simply beautiful.\u00a0 Two big pools filled the center, seagulls swooping down for a quick bath.\u00a0 All around them in a rectangle and on pedestals were the Virgins themselves, elegantly draped in what seems to flow like finely-woven silk \u2013 marble! \u00a0I also saw a lot of things that were in my Art History textbook last semester, it was so cool to see them in person!<\/p>\n

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On our way out I bought an excellent piece of artwork, as pictured.\u00a0 I was lucky to find something so rare, as many Roman paintings being sold were actually copies of each other.\u00a0 The Roman streets are a lot different than those back in America.\u00a0 Every corner there\u2019s people selling to tourists, a shopping center, or an ancient church.\u00a0 The drivers here are fast and exciting! \u00a0The streets are narrow and the roads hilly, a struggle even for a person, let alone a car. \u00a0It\u2019s a good thing here that European drivers are a lot more skilled than what we have back home.<\/p>\n

After this we visited the Colosseum.\u00a0 I already knew about its place as a center for entertainment, particularly watching gladiators fight animals and each other, sometimes to their death, but I had no idea how high-tech it really was.\u00a0 Over what is now ruins of the underground used to be a wooden platform, and from below and at all angles cages were hoisted up in old elevators (a man-operated pulley system) leading gladiators and beasts to begin the show.\u00a0 This added suspense to the shows, never knowing what will come out where.\u00a0 They also performed reenactments of previous battles and events, much like a theatrical play.\u00a0 Seating in the Colosseum was separated by class.\u00a0 The noblest men sat closest near the bottom, while women, slaves, and homeless sat on the top.\u00a0 This is slightly ironic, as today it costs extra to go to the top, while regular customers are situated closer and lower near the center.<\/p>\n

The gladiators, while highly regarded, were lower on the social scale than Roman citizens.\u00a0 They were essentially slaves who had to do what they were told, sometimes even serving as items for people to \u201ctake home\u201d if one spent enough money.\u00a0 The gladiators were both men and women, which is different considering what little place a woman had in Roman society.\u00a0 The attitude regarding homosexuality in Rome also fascinates me.\u00a0 Homosexuality was fine as long as it isn\u2019t \u201cfeminine.\u201d\u00a0 Romans with slaves could get away with any act, as they were simply \u201cusing their property.\u201d<\/p>\n

The pictures bellow were where we ate for dinner. \u00a0It was a feast, we struggled to make room on our table!<\/p>\n

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We took the bus back to the hotel.\u00a0 We were pretty much squashed, like bricks between bricks coming together to form a wall, it was so crowded. \u00a0Looking at tour buses after this experience makes me feel proud: we are living in Rome as Romans!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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