Southern Italy & Sicily - Sunday, April 23,2017 - Rome


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IMG_0287 - Tossing coins into the Trevi Fountain to ensure a return.
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IMG_0288 - The Trevi Fountain after its 2015 restoration. The film La Dolce Vita shows it in 1960.
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IMG_0289 - Prosciutto hams hanging in a delicatessen.
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IMG_0290 - L'Antico Forno delicatessen- bakery beside the Trevi Fountain.
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IMG_0294 - Our group at the Trevi Fountain. Security is part of European scenery.
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IMG_0299 - Column to Marcs Aurelius from ~AD 180, with a relief of his army crossing the Danube.
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IMG_0300 - Temple of Hadrian, AD 145. Holes are from metal, marble fasteners, removed to make cannon balls.
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IMG_0301 - The original city ground level was 30 feet lower.
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IMG_0302 - Nearby residential street, with a carriage door on the left.
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IMG_0303 - The other direction.
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IMG_0304 - The Pantheon. Started by Agrippa in 27 BC, burned, and was finished by Hadrian in AD 120-125.
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IMG_0305 - The Pantheon was dedicated to all gods. A 27' hole in the top allowed direct contact with them.

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