I wasn't well yesterday but Malcolm took an early bus and visited the Colosseum and the Forum.
We are staying in the red house, the dungeon floor. The apartment faces onto a shady courtyard on the other side though. This is the bus stop.
This morning we walked around some of the other Roman ruins etc along the Appian Way.
17th century Basilica of St Sebastian, entrance to some other catacombs.
Just past here we came to the ruins of St Nicola Church and opposite...
The tomb of Cecilia Metella (50 BC)- these tombs were circular, this one was fortified in medieval times.
Inside the adjacent buildings were random bits of statuary found along the road.
Here we retraced our steps, past this medieval farmhouse tucked into the ruins of the imperial residence of Maxentius...
...where there are the remains of a circus for chariot racing (250 metres x 92)...
...with views back to the Cecilia tomb...
...the remains of a villa and this tomb to Romulus, Maxentius's son.
Inside this tomb...
...and outside. The Appian Way stretches much further but you would need to go by car to explore the rest of it. This was enough for us and we were home before the heat of the day built up. It has been 35 and 36 degrees - not good fro walking around in.
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