There’s really something about the saying that all roads lead to Rome.
Ah, Rome, the city filled with ancient ruins, palazzos and Baroque fountains.
Once upon a time, this very place was considered the center of the intellectual revolution making them much more advanced when compared to the rest of Europe. Where free ideas reign, innovation and economic prosperity prevailed. Or so it seems, perhaps for several hundred years, during the very early days of its civilization.
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“Walking through the rusty colosseum and the primordial streets of Palatine Hill on what seems like the sunniest day of the year was truly ultra-surreal.”
Walking through the rusty colosseum and the primordial streets of Palatine Hill on what seems like the sunniest day of the year was truly ultra-surreal. With my imagination running wild, scenes from Spartacus come to mind, daring myself to visualize what it would be like to have lived at a different time.
Slaves, plebeians, equestrians or patricians, all this historical immersion about the glory days of the Roman Empire is fascinating, and in some ways, heartbreaking to us who live knowing its destruction. Would we have met Julius Caesar, Rome’s most famous citizen? Or would we have dined with Cleopatra, a woman so beautiful that we still speak of her name today? Seeing Romulus Augustus’ home at the Palatine Hill was so dreamlike that I actually felt goosebumps rise up from my arms.
The famous statement “All roads lead to Rome” to me means that we go to Rome to experience this far-out, tangible proof to a remarkable fragment of our history, to marvel at bold and fearless architecture, to feel the beauty of this antiquated and pompous culture, to learn from its sublime yet tragic past, and to remember its grandiose glory days through its mysteriously beautiful remains. I felt as though my visit to Rome granted me further understanding of that statement.
It is truly something else walking through this ancient pathway, up the scenic hills of the Palatine. Through the antique yet valuable Roman Forum, we honor Constantine, the first Christian emperor. And as we stroll down the timeworn monument that is the colosseum, we say a little prayer to pay respect to the scenes of one of the most beautiful ruins of our time.
Rome, Italy | Heart of Ancient Rome | The Palatine Hill, The Roman Forum and The Colosseum