At this point we've been in the forum and above it from two viewpoints: the Palatine Hill and the Tabularium on the Capitoline Hill. Down inside, archeological digs keep finding new evidence of earlier and earlier settlements. It's an exciting mix of different ruins from different times. There is even the center of the world. While much is startlingly huge, the most overwhelming remains are those of the Basilica of Maxentius. One amazing bit of continued use and reuse is the 4th c. AD Temple of Romulus. It survives -- its bronze doors intact -- as part of the church of Santi Cosma e Damiano. That church has sweet sheep mosaics.
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