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ANCIENT ROME
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A walking tour of classical Rome on cassette tape or MP3 with large print map
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The Cicerone narrates this full day's walking tour from the Capitoline Hill, through the ancient
forum and ending at that marvel of Roman engineering, the Colossuem. There is information on food,
toilets, water and transportation.
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- The Cicerone guides the listener up Michelangelo's magnificent steps
to his elegant Campodoglio.
- The tour passes the Temple of Juno Moneta, which gives us our word "money."
- We see the infamous Tullianum, where legend tells us Saint Peter and Saint Paul were imprisoned.
- We stroll down the Via Sacra, the same road triumphant armies marched down when they returned from conquest.
- The tour includes the Rostra, where Mark Anthony probably gave his famous speech about Caesar.
- We pass the Palatine Hill, the Beverly Hills of the ancient world.
- We stand at the home of the Vestal Virgins, keepers of the ancient secrets of Rome for over one thousand years.
- The tour ends at the largest structure built by the Romans, The Colossuem. This was the scene
of legendary, bloodthirsty games and gladiatorial fights. All modern stadiums copy this design.
1 Colossuem
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