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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=50 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="0ab0ce82egerdp.png"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=95 BGCOLOR="#CC99CC" TEXT="#080000" background="0aa265f1ezuady.png"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>Hynda and Nolan's  Rome and Other Adventures</B></FONT><B>  </B><B> </B><B>|   </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hynda and Nolans Rome and Other Adventu"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id320.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ROME FALL 2012"><U>ROME - FALL 2012</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id321.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="RANDOM UNO"><U>RANDOM UNO</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id322.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PEOPLE"><U>PEOPLE</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id323.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="RANDOM DUE"><U>RANDOM DUE</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id324.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="FOOD"><U>FOOD</U></A>   |   <B>RANDOM TRE</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=385 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#FFFF33" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>RANDOM TRE</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Servian Wall</B></I></div> <bR> <div> There were two walls that were built around Rome for defensive purposes. Sevius Tullius built the first wall in the 4<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >th</FONT> century BCE and it is known as the Servian Wall. There is virtually nothing left of the wall. One small section right outside the main train station and two little pieces in our neighborhood are close to us. The photos are of the ones in our neighborhood with modern buildings built over and around them.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="1a4144b30.jpg" border=0 width="580" height="435" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="1a4344b30.jpg" border=0 width="580" height="435" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> When I googled the Servian wall I learned that there are some other places in Rome where there are parts of the Servian Wall. One of them is the Arco di Gallieno. This is the only arch or port left from the wall. It originally had three smaller arches on the outside. One of these was demolished in the 4<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >th</FONT> century to build the St. Vito church pictured to the left of the arch. The other was demolished in the 20<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >th</FONT> century to build the large building to the right.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="1a4544b30.jpg" border=0 width="580" height="435" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> As we left the arch we were on our way to Termini where the Internet said that more pieces survive in the basement McDonald's Restaurant. As we walked up Via Alberto on the way to Termini we saw this piece sticking out of an apartment building. </div> <div> <IMG SRC="1a4744b30.jpg" border=0 width="580" height="435" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Passing another small park, Piazza Manfredo Fanti, still on the way to the train station, we saw another larger section. This one had some old Roman buildings built along its side.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="1a4944b30.jpg" border=0 width="580" height="435" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> In the McDonald's in Termini there were several pieces. I just wonder how many of the patrons of McDonald's know they are eating next to a wall that is over 2300 years old. </div> <div> <IMG SRC="1a4b44b30.jpg" border=0 width="580" height="435" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> The largest piece that remains is located right outside the train station.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="1a4d44b30.jpg" border=0 width="580" height="435" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Manifestione</B></I></div> <div> What would be a visti to Rome without a good demonstration? This one started at Piazza Republica where most of them start. Some friends said this is to protest the Prime Minister Monti's decision to raise the retirement age and do some other financial things to try to help the situation here. The previous Prime Minister resigned and Monti is a financial technocrat that all parties said should run the country since none of the parties could run a candidate that might win an election here.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="1a4f44b30.jpg" border=0 width="580" height="435" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Basilica di Santa Prassede</B></I></div> <div> This is one of the almost hidden churches of Rome. Many people do not visit it but it is known for its mosaics from the 9<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >th</FONT> century and its marble floors. We had been there once before by accident - the entrance is not obvious and we just wandered in and then read about it. We decided to go visit it again when it was written up in an Internet Blog called Italian Notebook that has lists of interesting things to do in Italy. The photo is of the mosaics in the chapel of St. Zeno. It is hard to believe that this is all done in little pieces of mosaic. </div> <div> <IMG SRC="1a5144b30.jpg" border=0 width="580" height="435" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Neighborhood Home</B></I></div> <div> We enjoy our neighborhood walks either before or after dinner. We take different streets and are always amazed at some of the single-family homes (or what once was a single family home) in our area.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="1a53b3440.jpg" border=0 width="435" height="580" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>