Pictures from Largo Argentina. I cannot find the Zapruder film of Caesar's assassination at the hands (and knives) of the Roman Senators, so these pics will have to do.
A medieval tower just at the
entrance of Largo Argentina.
This is the remains of Temple B, which
has six columns remaining. It was a
circular temple built in 101 BC after a
consul's victory in the Battle of Vercellae,
a major victory against invaders from
Germanic tribes. The temple was
devoted to Fortuna Huiusce Diei,
"the Fortune of This Day."
This is Temple A, believed to be the
Temple of Juturna from the 3rd Century
BC. Built by a Roman naval commander
after the defeat of the Carthaginians in a
major battle.
After the Stray Cat Strut, the
cat laid down so Carol could
pet it.
There is a small underground
museum showing small
objects found during the
archealogical digs.
Temple D is largest of the four, and dates
to the 2nd century BC. This was devoted
to Lares Permarini (Lares who protects
sailors). The praetor vowed to build it
while engaged in a naval battle with the
fleet of Antiochus the Great who was a
Greek Hellenistic king, and, after losing
the battle, had his name marked down
to Antiochus the Okay. Hence the
saying, "To the victors go the
nicknames."
Temple C, is the oldest of the
four, and is believed to be to
Feronia, the ancient Italic
goddess of fertility. That role
was most recently filled
in succession by Sophia
Loren, Monica Belluci, and
now by Alice Pagani. I gotta
stop googling beautiful
Italian actresses before
I get in trouble with Carol.
The cat was cool and he never said a
mumblin' word. The cat's name?
Kalamazoo of course!
This memorial was being laid out just
as we were leaving Largo Argentina.
I believe it is a commemoration of the
dead, but not sure what types of
deaths it is honoring. The people
setting it up were busy and didn't need
some nosey Americans asking them
about it, so we didn't.
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