Freshman Seminar in Rome Day 11

Wow. Has it really been a week and a half since I left? That means my journey is halfway over... And exams are rapidly approaching!  

Today we had our art history class at the Colosseum and the Church of San Clemente. At the Colosseum, we observed the transition between the classical world and the Christian world. Both the Arch of Comstantine and the Colosseum represent the classical, transitional period. I learned that the Colosseum was built on top of Nero's boating lake and that the Colosseum was named after a "colosseus" (large statue). From there we went to the Church of San Clemente. Originally it was senator Clemen's house, but he eventually opened his house to other Christians as a place of worship. We went down through the layers of time, exploring the 5th century church layer and the streets below. 

For politics, we took a tour at the Chamber of Deputies-- basically an equivalent of the House of Representatives. The tour was okay (mainly because we were all tired and our feet were hurting) but we sat in on a floor meeting, which was very special! Since it took us over half the class to explain our reservation, I'm not too concerned about our final-- we really haven't done much! 

As a side note, I am off to Pompeii and Capri tomorrow and may not have Internet. So if there aren't blog updates then, expect entries for those days when I get back! 

Ciao for now!