Here are some more photos from our first morning in Rome among the ancient ruins. First up is the view from the east end of the forum area. It gives you a good idea of how the old structures are kind of hidden among the newer ones. The white structure in the background is the Victor Emmanuel monument, celebrating a nineteenth century leader. In the foreground are the remnants of the original republic:
Here's a view looking up the Capitoline Hill adjacent to the Roman Forum (center of the city in ancient times):
I'm not sure if I am remembering this next one correctly, but I think it is either the central market or the hall of the Senate. After awhile, all of the ruins start to look the same to me:
Next up is an ancient temple that was converted to a Christian Church sometime after the rise of Emperor Constantine. You can see the cross at the top. This happened to a lot of Roman temples (you might recall the picture in an earlier post from Assisi). Probably the most famous example of this transition is the pantheon, a picture of which is forthcoming in a later post (I'm doing these according to the chronology of my visit, and that was on day two in Rome):
Here's another example of the Roma temple/Christian church (signalled by the tell-tale cross):
And a picture of our group coming into the Piazza del Campigdolio, right in the middle of the ancient ruins. There were several tour groups on the site that day, and we kept crossing paths. It was remarkable that a group as large as ours (52 total) managed to remain mostly intact without anyone getting lost or abandoned.
I wonder how many of these people's names I'll remember ten years from now?
Here's a view looking up the Capitoline Hill adjacent to the Roman Forum (center of the city in ancient times):
I'm not sure if I am remembering this next one correctly, but I think it is either the central market or the hall of the Senate. After awhile, all of the ruins start to look the same to me:
Next up is an ancient temple that was converted to a Christian Church sometime after the rise of Emperor Constantine. You can see the cross at the top. This happened to a lot of Roman temples (you might recall the picture in an earlier post from Assisi). Probably the most famous example of this transition is the pantheon, a picture of which is forthcoming in a later post (I'm doing these according to the chronology of my visit, and that was on day two in Rome):
Here's another example of the Roma temple/Christian church (signalled by the tell-tale cross):
And a picture of our group coming into the Piazza del Campigdolio, right in the middle of the ancient ruins. There were several tour groups on the site that day, and we kept crossing paths. It was remarkable that a group as large as ours (52 total) managed to remain mostly intact without anyone getting lost or abandoned. 
I wonder how many of these people's names I'll remember ten years from now?
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