Forum Romanum from the Palatine, Rome, Italy between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900. Views of architecture and other sites in Italy Italy Rome

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πŸͺ· Rome's #FlavianAmphitheater is called the #Colosseum for the 30m tall colossal statue of #Nero as sun deity #SolInvictus, whose birthday is 25th December. Emperor Nero was born 15 December 37 AD and saw parallels to the sun god. πŸͺ·