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Looing over the Forum from the Palatine hill
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On top of the Palatine hill
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We couldn't find what this enclosed area on the Palatine was. It used to have a roofed collonade (a small part of which survives) and seems to have been quite elaborate. It's below the level of the surroundings by about 30'.
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The Basilica of Maxentius, built 306-312AD, destroyed by earthquake in ninth century. Very, very big.
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Concrete ceiling
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Notice the people by the far wall for scale.
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Temple of Anthony and Faustina, next to the Forum
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The Curia Julia, seat of the Senate. Started by Caesar completed by Augustus, rebuilt by Diocletian and converted to a church in the 7th century
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The Curia Julia
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Looking up to the Palatine hill
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Victor Emmanuel monument
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