Anthony Eley \u201919 \u2014 Ever since I stepped into my first Classics class, in the spring of last\u00a0year, I have been captivated by the\u00a0art, archeology, and extensive history of Rome. With this emersion course\u00a0I have been able to\u00a0experience all of those aspects of the ancient Roman and how they relate\u00a0to the development of\u00a0Christianity. The part of the trip that has had the biggest impact on me\u00a0is the scale. Not just the scale of\u00a0the city itself, but the monuments that inhabit the city. During my\u00a0studies in the art, archeology, and\u00a0history of Rome, the true size of the monuments and buildings that still\u00a0inhabit the city never fully sunk\u00a0in through the power points or pictures about the monuments. But when I\u00a0approached the 112 foot\u00a0Column of Trajan, the true scale of everything came into picture. I\u00a0slowly began to realize that this city of\u00a0emperors and the center of the greatest empire in the ancient world was\u00a0truly to scale to its reputation.\u00a0This city is truly like no other and from the forum, to the Basilica of\u00a0Saint Peter, it’s enormous buildings\u00a0and monuments support this notion even more. Walking into a building like\u00a0the Pantheon, a building\u00a0that is over 1900 years old, and seeing the grandure and beauty of the\u00a0building and being astonished at\u00a0the fact that it was built within the help of power tools or machines\u00a0completely baffles my mind.\u00a0Everyday so far has brought to life a piece of art, architecture, or a\u00a0piece of history that has truly\u00a0astonished me and I hope that trend continues for the rest of the trip.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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