The ruins of the Foro Caesare in the foreground. The Foro di Augustus is in the background, across the street. Apartments stand behind it. Ruins or rental? can be determined largely by looking to see if the tops of some of the walls are uneven, indicating that the structure is a ruin.

And of course, Rome's most famous monument, the Colosseum.

I found this statue fascinating. It's the only photo I took in the entire Central Museum of the Risorgimento, or Museum of the Italian Reunification. What I found most interesting about it is that it's shoved into this corner, with a heavy shelf on each side of it so you cannot get around behind it. The main detail of the piece, the legless woman, is almost hidden by the statue's position. The inscription says that the woman is Fate, holding the reins of the horse and leading him to victory. Perhaps it is not entirely polite to attribute the accomplishments of a great man to Fate leading him my the reins. Unfortunately, I didn't get a photo of the inscription and I don't remember who the man on horseback is.

Across the street from this grandiose monument, this small fountain burbles the centuries away. Called simply the Fountain of the Piazza dell'Aracoeli (the street where it is located). Construction was started on it in 1589. It was originally supplied by the Aqua Felix.

The part that I really liked about it was the incredible amount of calcification that has built up on it. It looks more like a young cave formation than a man-made structure.