Walking in Rome: Ancient Appian Way at Sunrise (4K 60fps)

0All the places of this walk, are described here in the description: On the last day of September, I came to the Appian Way. The sunrise was out of the blue. Lined with cypresses and pines as it was when the ancient Romans came here by torchlight to bury their dead, the Via Appia is wonderfully atmospheric. The fields are strewn with ruined tombs set against the picturesque background of the Alban hills to the south. Although the marble or travertine stone facings of most tombs have been plundered, a few statues and reliefs survive or have been replaced by copies. In this walk you can see: 0:46 Villa di Massenzio. The enormous 4th- century palace complex Rome’s best-preserved ancient racetrack – you can still make out the starting stalls used for chariot races. The 10,000-seat arena was built by Maxentius around 309, but he died before ever seeing a race here! 5:23 Mausoleo di Cecilia Metella. Dating to the 1st century BC, this great drum of a mausoleum encloses a buria
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