What to do when in Rome

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Roman Forum​

To amble slowly through the Roman Forum is to explore what was once the very heart of the empire. While its original splendor is much diminished, this is where the most important government buildings once stood together with several temples, courts, market places, and public meeting places. What remains still impresses, and the Forum is where best to relive the history of ancient Rome and, indeed, Western civilization.

 

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Trevi Fountain​

It's said that if you toss a coin into the Trevi Fountain, it will assure your return to the "Eternal City." The decorative 17th-century water feature is one of the most famous fountains in the world, and has been immortalized in several notable films, among them 'Roman Holiday' (1953) starring Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck.

 

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Actually it’s all bullshit do as Romans do, truth to be told a foreigner stick out like a sore thumb in JB - don’t even need to talk they know you are foreigner.

 

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Spanish Steps​

Rome's well-trodden Spanish Steps is a flight of irregular stairs and terraces that stagger up from Piazza di Spagna to meet the Trinità dei Monti church. They've become another favorite Instagram location.

 

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Actually it’s all bullshit do as Romans do, truth to be told a foreigner stick out like a sore thumb in JB - don’t even need to talk they know you are foreigner.

Oh ya if you want to do as Romans do in JB then you need to take short cut drive against traffic in condo car park and then glare with angry expression at your neighbor driving along traffic, etc etc basically everything is like this from building illegal extension to barking dogs - self entitled bully expect people to give way to your convenience.

 

[ginfreely]

Oh ya if you want to do as Romans do in JB then you need to take short cut drive against traffic in condo car park and then glare with angry expression at your neighbor driving along traffic, etc etc basically everything is like this from building illegal extension to barking dogs - self entitled bully expect people to give way to your convenience.

Not much difference from the Malaysian related Mark Yeo, Jeremy Quek, ah Meng and nightsafari indeed. Self entitled chicken coward bully. View attachment 147460View attachment 147461

 

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Oh ya if you want to do as Romans do in JB then you need to take short cut drive against traffic in condo car park and then glare with angry expression at your neighbor driving along traffic, etc etc basically everything is like this from building illegal extension to barking dogs - self entitled bully expect people to give way to your convenience.

And then come to Singapore act poor thing victim of racism hahahaha

 

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Not much difference from the Malaysian related Mark Yeo, Jeremy Quek, ah Meng and nightsafari indeed. Self entitled chicken coward bully. View attachment 147460View attachment 147461

Someone said before scroobal is Malaysian, Jeremy Quek has a business in Malaysia petaling Jaya, ah Meng chicken mother come from pahang and nightsafari is Malaysian that pretended to be ex Malaysian to whoami.

 

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Someone said before scroobal is Malaysian, Jeremy Quek has a business in Malaysia petaling Jaya, ah Meng chicken mother come from pahang and nightsafari is Malaysian that pretended to be ex Malaysian to whoami.

And the common thing - besides they are all Malaysian related - is they all viciously bullied me a virgin as chicken slut whore mistress FOR YEARS using various clones when I did nothing to them - just like how BTSS viciously attacked me tonight. Everyone can see I didn’t attack BTSS at all when he viciously attacked me a prostitute.

 

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Santa Maria Maggiore​

Up there with St. Peter's Basilica as an ecclesiastical must-see, Santa Maria Maggiore is one of the city's most majestic churches. The interior is a visual feast of venerated religious artworks, a collection that includes the image of 'Salus Populi Romani,' depicting the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the extraordinary 13th-century mosaics depicting Old and New Testament themes that adorn the apse (pictured).

 

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Piazza Navona​

To sense how immense ancient Rome's public spaces were, wander through Piazza Navona, which still features the outline of the Roman stadium built here by Emperor Domitian. Used up until the Middle Ages as a festival and horse-racing venue, the historic square today serves as a picturesque city-center meeting point, and like the Trevi Fountain has served as a backdrop for a number of movies, including the Dan Brown thriller 'Angels & Demons' (2000).

 

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Borghese Gallery​

Rome's enviable portfolio of museums and art galleries include the Galleria Borghese. Set within a former villa, the gallery houses a substantial part of the Borghese Collection of paintings, sculpture, and antiquities, and is certainly worth investigating.

 

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Borghese Gallery collection​

Among artworks to admire is 'Boy with a Basket of Fruit' by the Italian painter Caravaggio and which dates back to 1593.

 

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National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia​

A museum of the Etruscan civilization housed in Rome's Villa Giulia, this cultural facility holds one of the most famous exhibits in the city, the 'Sarcophagus of the Spouses' (pictured), a terracotta funerary monument unearthed in nearby Cerveteri, and dated back to 525–500 BCE. It's considered one of the great masterpieces of Etruscan art.

 

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Capitoline Museums​

Rome's Capitoline Museums constitute a group of engaging art and archaeological museums, one of which contains the well-known 'Capitoline Wolf '(pictured). The bronze sculpture, probably cast in the 12th century, shows a she-wolf suckling the mythical twin founders of Rome, Romulus and Remus.

 

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Castel Sant'Angelo​

Immediately recognized for its towering cylindrical design, Castel Sant'Angelo was built in 123–139 CE, commissioned by the Roman Emperor Hadrian as a mausoleum for himself and his family. Sadly, much of the tomb contents and decorations have been lost since the building's conversion to a military fortress in 401 CE. Today the castle is a museum, the Museo Nazionale di Castel Sant'Angelo.

 

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Baths of Caracalla​

Romans took their washing seriously, a fact exemplified by the fortress-like ruins of the Baths of Caracalla. Far more than a place to take a dip, Caracalla featured sauna facilities, a sports arena, social rooms, gardens, libraries, and hairdressers. The site is still used today to host occasional music concerts and other cultural events.

 

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Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran​

The monumental cathedral church of the Diocese of Rome serves as the seat of the bishop of Rome, the Pope. No wonder then that it's one of the city's most opulently-decorated churches. The interior features a splendid octagonal baptistery, San Giovanni in Fonte—the world's oldest Christian baptistery.

 

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Appian Way​

"All roads lead to Rome," according to the proverb. In antiquity, walking the Appian Way, or Via Appia Antica, out of the city would have taken you all the way to Brindisi, in southern Italy. One of the earliest and strategically most important Roman roads of the ancient republic, this historic highway still exists in part, with many sections of the original road beyond Rome's environs having been preserved for posterity.

 

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Catacombs of Santa Domitilla​

Delving under Rome's streets brings its own rewards. Sited near the Appian Way, the Catacombs of Santa Domitilla are the largest and among the most impressive in the area. An underground Christian cemetery, the catacombs still hold the remains of humans. The walls in are decorated with images reflecting the life of bakers (pictured), grape vines, Jesus with the apostles, Noah's ark, and Daniel with the lions.