The Arch of Constantine, located on the west side of the Colosseum, is the largest, most famous and best-preserved of the triumphal arches of ancient Rome.

Head Xia Yuxiang took the delegation to visit the Arch of Constantine, and Oliver introduced it to everyone.

"The Arch of Constantine was built in 315 to commemorate the defeat of Emperor Constantine to unify the Roman Empire, and the relief panels above the Arch were taken directly from other buildings in Rome at that time, and the main content is the life achievements of the emperors of the past dynasties, such as Antony, Hadrrian, etc., and the following is the battle scene of Constantine the Great. ”

Qu Lihua looked up, and it was a triumphal arch with three arches, spanning the middle of the road, which appeared huge, to see the shadow of early Roman art.

Oliver said: "Many kings in Europe like to show their great achievements in the form of huge sculptures, to celebrate the victory over the enemy, to celebrate their military achievements, men to make achievements, gallop on the battlefield, lead troops to fight, win the battle back, the whole country celebrates, what a proud and proud scene, the ancient emperors like to keep their great achievements in the form of sculptures, spread to future generations, let future generations remember their kindness." ”

"From a psychological point of view, they are a little vain, but also a little ostentatious, the emperor is also a human after all, people like to show off, they are most proud of the achievements with sculpture or architecture, build luxury palaces, to show dignity. ”

"I've been to many countries in Europe, I've been to many places, and although the forms are different, in summary, most of them are like this!"

Qu Lihua nodded, she felt that Oliver said it was very interesting, there are still a lot of tourists here, everyone is holding a camera and mobile phone to take pictures, the triumphal arch is full of various reliefs inside and out, on the surface, the huge triumphal arch and the rich reliefs are magnificent, but if you look closely, you find that the pattern on the relief is not a whole.

"What's going on?"

Qu Lihua asked Oliver, and Oliver smiled, "The various parts of the triumphal arch were not created as a unity, some of them were dismantled from other monuments and inlaid on, especially the carvings of various important periods of the Roman Empire preserved on it, which is a vivid history of Roman sculpture." ”

"Of course, those histories have long been written in history textbooks, if you are interested, you can go and read it, we don't have to tell it in detail, we just need to understand a general idea, a little impression, we understand history, that is, in order to better grasp the present and look forward to the future. ”

Facing the Monument of Emmanuel II, walk a little along the Via Orchestra de Marcello on the right hand and you will find the Church of Our Lady of Cosmetine, a small and quiet church whose building itself was built in the 6th century and is also well worth a visit with its Corlint columns and Byzantine mosaics.

In front of the church remain the remains of the Temple of Fontena, the oldest surviving temple in Rome, which contains the world-famous "Mouth of Truth".

This mask is the face of the Greek god Triton, which was moved from the fountain, and Tritong is a human fishtail, but not a mermaid, but a reckless man, with a body and face like a father, and a fishtail like a mother, and it is said that if you put your hand in his mouth, you can't pull it out if you lie.

Oliver said: "Legend has it that in the Middle Ages, people used the mouth of truth to distinguish liars, and liars were punished by the sword, and at that time a person's credibility was very important, and if you told the truth, it would be the best proof of your good reputation, and if you told a lie, you would have a weak heart, and you would not dare to put your hand in Triton's mouth, and your hand would be bitten off by Triton, and you would be punished." ”

"Oh, 'Mouth of Truth', I saw this scene in Audrey Hepburn's movie 'Roman Holiday', the male protagonist brought the female protagonist to the 'Mouth of Truth', the male protagonist and the heroine joked, put his hand into the 'Mouth of Truth', and joked with the heroine that his hand was bitten off, the heroine was in a hurry, came to help him pull his hand out, and the male protagonist smiled and said that he lied to her, in fact, his hand had nothing to do at all!"

"Yes, I also remember this clip deeply, Audrey Hepburn was really beautiful when she was young, and the actor Gregory Peck who played the male lead was also handsome and handsome, and the screen image they played was loved by the audience, and when "Roman Holiday" was released in China, it also fascinated many fans and became a handsome man and a Chinese woman in the minds of young people. ”

Oliver nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, a classic film can evoke people's memories, I didn't expect the Chinese audience to also like "Roman Holiday", Italy, like France, is a romantic and fashionable country, and the love story made by the director is also very romantic, full of girlish fantasies, humorous and funny." ”

"Everyone hopes that they can have a chance encounter and encounter, in an inadvertent time, meet an unforgettable person, true love has a great motivation, although the hero and heroine failed to be together in the end, this regret is still unforgettable. ”

There are so many tourists who come here that if you want to take a photo here, you often have to wait in a long line, and basically each person can stay in front of the attraction for about a minute or two.

"In order to take a group photo, there is such a long queue!" Qu Lihua exclaimed.

"Yes, it's so famous here, there are too many tourists who come here, or, let's go and queue up, it's rare for everyone to travel here and take pictures!" Oliver suggested.

Qu Lihua and Meng Wenjie went to line up, Head Xia Yuxiang just stood by and watched, Oliver went over and asked, "Head Xia, why don't you go and take pictures?"

Head Xia Yuxiang smiled, "I'm old, I don't believe that the stone statue will bite my hand off, let them young people go and join in the fun, I'll just take a look at it from the side!"

Head Xia Yuxiang always looked happy, standing aside and waiting for Qu Lihua and Meng Wenjie to line up for their turn to take a group photo, and then took everyone to stand in the distance and take a group photo.

Oliver said: "This attraction is because Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck's 'Roman Holiday' became popular all over the world, and replicas have appeared in many places since then. ”

"Replicas of the Mouth of Truth are often found in playgrounds in Spain and Hungary, at motorway service stations in the United Kingdom, and at electronic coin slots at railway stations in Denmark. ”

"Children are curious, they will put their hands in it, try it, and see if their hands will be bitten off if they lie?"

"Of course, it becomes a kind of entertainment and amusement, people just feel curious, and they also know that if they put their hand in it, they will not be bitten off, but just as entertainment, to get joy. ”

"Hahaha!" Xia Yuxiang smiled, "It's very interesting, this attraction makes us miss Audrey Hepburn, her beauty has also remained in the hearts of Chinese audiences, she is a very good actress." ”

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