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I've clustered Rome's sights into walkable neighborhoods, some quite close together (see
according to location. For example, the Colosseum and the Forum are a few minutes' walk
fromCapitolineHill;a15-minutewalkbeyondthatisthePantheon.Iliketotourthesesights
in one great day, starting at the Colosseum and ending at the Pantheon.
The core of ancient Rome, where the grandest monuments were built, is between the Colos-
seum and Capitoline Hill. Among the ancient forums, a few modern sights have popped up.
Built when the Roman Empire was at its peak in
A.D.
80, the Colosseum represents Rome
at its grandest. The Flavian Amphitheater (the Colosseum's real name) was an arena for gla-
diator contests and public spectacles. When killing became a spectator sport, the Romans
wanted to share the fun with as many people as possible, so they stuck two semicircular
