The Eternal City
Rome, Italy
The Roman Forum is located between the Palatine hill and the Capitoline hill and was a central area in which Roman civilization developed. |
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The Eternal CityRome, Italy |
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The Romans drained what was a wetland in the Seventh Century B.C.E. by a large sewer system that drained into the Tiber River and the Forum served as a central hub where citizens could gather for justice and faith and it also served as the economic hub of the city. |
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The white marble arch of Septimius Severus is located at the Northeast end of the Forum and is a triumphal arch to commemorate the Parthian victories (campaigns in Persia from 194/195 and 197-199 A.D.). 
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This is the remains of the Temple of Castor (the son of Zeus and a mortal woman named Leda) and Pollux (his twin brother and the son of a mortal man and Leda). 
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