I’m surely not the first person to think this but spending time in Rome is at times both interesting and sad. It’s interesting when you look down from street level and realize you are far above what was once street level or see what looks like an ancient arena turned into an apartment complex. It’s sad when looking at the Palatine Hill, Colosseum or Circus Maximus and feeling the former greatness while wondering how it all fell apart.

Visiting Rome is lesson in the power of time.