In the 1930s Mussolini had these over-sized reliefs done on
the huge wall outside the Forum, showing the growth of the
Roman empire; evidently trying to inspire his vaunted "eight
million bayonets"
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In early Republican times
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At this point, everyone, including me, is taking
pix of the couple here, who are clearly into
geo-political cartography
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And here is the situation at the end of Republican times...
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Finally, I ask them to pose, which they did;
Vicki and I are re-considering our Ex Officio/
Magellan/REI wardrobe style; but probably
these people are not camping...
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"Please help! Need ticket back to Cairo!"
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"Look, Rufus, if I have told you once, I have told you M times,
it's thrust, parry, thrust" |
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