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When the group left the Colosseum, they walked to the Arch of Constantine, which was next to the west.

Wang Zixuan walked over and introduced: "As mentioned earlier, the triumphal arch comes from the temple of Janus, and the triumphal arches all over the world are learned from Rome.

This triumphal arch was built in 312 to commemorate Constantine the Great's unification of the Roman Empire.

Constantine the Great was an emperor who had a great influence on the course of human history. ”

Liu Tao asked, "Does it have anything to do with Constantinople?" ”。

Wang Zixuan nodded and said, "It was he who moved the capital of the Roman Empire from Rome to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople." He issued a decree prohibiting tenant farmers from leaving the rented land and attaching them to the land, which played a great role in the transition of Europe from a slave society to a feudal society, and also laid the social structure of the European Middle Ages.

Constantine the Great is called by many historians "no > mistakes" quled as the first emperor of the West.

In the United States, the writer Mike. In Hart's "List of 100 Famous People Who Influenced the Course of Human History", Constantine the Great was ranked 26th for the first time and 21st for the second time, which is higher than the well-known Alexander the Great, Napoleon, and Hitler.

Of course, Mike. There is a lot of controversy about Hart's ranking, but you can still see the influence of Constantine the Great. ”

Liu Tao asked, "Who is the number one?" ”

Wang Zixuan said with a smile: "Muhammad, the prophet of Islam, followed by Newton, Jesus, Shakyamuni, Confucius, and St. Paul, people in terms of thought have more influence than the emperor. Aside from Confucius, guess which Chinese are the highest? ”

Liu Tao said: "Qin Shi Huang? ”

Wang Zixuan shook his head and said, "No." ”

Zhang Kaili said: "**? ”

Wang Zixuan shook his head and said, "No." ”

"Lao Tzu?" Zhao Jing learned a lesson and did not guess the emperor's guess of the ideological person.

Wang Zixuan shook his head and said, "No." ”

Xu Qing said directly: "If you can't guess, don't sell it." ”

Wang Zixuan smiled: "I'll give you a hint, papermaking." ”

Xu Qing shouted, "Cai Lun? ”

Wang Zixuan nodded and said, "Well, he ranked sixth in the first edition." The second edition is ranked seventh. Qin Shi Huang, **, Genghis Khan, Laozi, and Mencius were also selected. Westerners and ours think a little differently, if you line up in China, I estimate that Cai Lun will not be able to line up in front of these people. ”

Zhang Kaili said: "It's not eighty percent, it's definitely not in front." ”

Wang Zixuan smiled: "It's a little farther, let's continue to talk about Emperor Constantine." In addition to the political aspect, the religious aspect, he was the first Roman emperor of Rome to convert to Christianity.

Prior to this, Rome was a polytheistic religion that believed in many gods such as ancient Rome and ancient Greece, and of course it could not be said to be completely free of belief. Christianity was persecuted many times until the Edict of Milan was issued in 313 AD by Emperor Constantine the Great and Emperor Licinius of the East. Only then was the freedom of Christianity declared in the Roman Empire.

Constantine the Great was also baptized on his deathbed and embraced Christianity.

Christianity grew rapidly, eventually becoming the state religion of the Roman Empire in 392 AD, influencing the world.

This is also an important aspect of Constantine the Great's influence on the course of human history. ”

Zhang Kaili gave Wang Zixuan a thumbs up and said: "The little brother is amazing, and he feels that he has finished telling the history of Europe in a few clicks." ”

Xu Qing and Liu Tao also looked at Wang Zixuan with some admiration.

Erudite people are always admired.

Wang Zixuan said with a smile: "Everything we know is over, then let's talk less about history and enjoy the culture and art of ancient Rome." ”

While he was laughing, he had already come to the Arch of Constantine.

Wang Zixuan also introduced: "Most of the components of the Arch of Constantine were removed from other places, such as the friezes on the buildings of Trajan's Square, a series of shield reliefs on Hadrian's Square, and Mark. Eight panels on the monument to Emperor Orlho. On this triumphal arch you can see the carving art of various periods of the Roman Empire. It can be said to be a history of Roman engraving. It is said that when Napoleon came to Rome, he saw this triumphal arch and had the idea of building a triumphal arch, which was the blueprint for the triumphal arch in Paris, France. ”

When Zhang Kaili heard that the blueprint of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France was all this, she immediately shouted: "Then you must take pictures here." ”

Five people took some pictures under the triumphal arch of Constantine. Just next to the Roman Forum.

Wang Zixuan said with a smile: "The ancient Roman Forum and the Colosseum are joint tickets, and we can enter by swiping the Romapass card." ”

A group of people swiped their cards into the ancient Roman Forum, saying that it was a square, but it was better to say that it was an archaeological site.

The once majestic Roman Forum is now in ruins.

The four sisters were obviously a little disappointed when they entered. It's not as well preserved as the Colosseum.

Wang Zixuan said with a smile: "If you are not an archaeologist, it would be good to visit the Colosseum and the ancient Roman Forum in ancient Roman ruins." There's really no need for the Baths of Caracalla, it's pretty much the same as here. All that remains are some of the walls of the Roman period. ”

Zhang Kaili nodded and said, "We don't understand it either, I don't think it's as good as yesterday's Holy Trinity Church." ”

Wang Zixuan smiled: "If the sisters are not interested, then we will take a look here, and then go to Piazza Venezia, Colonna Palace, the Mouth of Truth, and the Pantheon." I think the most beautiful is probably the Palazzo Colonna, which can only be visited on Saturdays from 9 am to 13:15. We came this time by coincidence, we can see the Palazzo Colonna on Saturday and the Pope on Sunday. ”

Zhang Kaili looked at her watch and said, "It's ten o'clock now, should we speed up our pace, don't be wrong." ”

Wang Zixuan pressed his hand and said with a smile: "Second sister, slow down." Don't rush. ”

"Time waits for no one! What a shame if you miss it! It's open for half a day a week, how rare! ”

Liu Tao also said: "There is really nothing to see here. ”

Wang Zixuan saw that Zhao Jing and Xu Qing were not interested, so he said, "Then let's withdraw." ”

The group came out of the Roman Forum and walked to Piazza Venezia.

At ten o'clock, the light also became stronger, and Xu Qing and Liu Tao took out their parasols.

Wang Zixuan also took out the white parasol he brought, and smiled at Zhang Kaili: "I'll hold an umbrella for the second sister." ”

Zhang Kaili walked under Wang Zixuan's umbrella and said to Xu Qing and Liu Tao: "You regret bringing the umbrella, right?" ”

Liu Tao smiled: "I forgot to bring an umbrella tomorrow." ”

A few people laughed and laughed, and in about 20 minutes, they walked to Piazza Venezia.

"It's beautiful."

After seeing the white Piazza Venezia, Zhang Kaili immediately exclaimed.

Compared to the remnants of ancient Rome, it is clear that this beautiful modern

Wang Zixuan introduced: "The white building you see is the Vittoriano Monument to the Unification of Italy, which was built to celebrate the unification of Italy in 1870, which took 25 years to build, and is all white marble, nicknamed the wedding cake and the typewriter. (To be continued......)

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