Mamertine Prison - this is a 2500 year old cistern that was once used as a prison.
It is believed that St Peter was imprisoned and chained to a column here.
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Caesar's Forum - the ruins of Julius Caesar's Forum.
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Piazza del Campidoglio (Capitol Square) - a piazza and three Renaissance palaces designed by Michaelangelo.
The statue in the center is of Emperor Marcus Aurelius.
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Piazza del Campidoglio - in the center is the Palazzo Senatorio (the office of Rome's mayor is here), to the right is the Palazzo dei Conservatori, to the left is the Palazzo Nuevo.
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Capitolone Museum - this museum is inside the Palazzo de Conservatori.
This giant head is from a colossal status of the Emperor Constantine.
The emperor who legalized Christianity.
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