Walk with Me: An Audio Tour of Rome

A walking tour of ancient Rome on a 60-minute cassette tape. This tour of classical Rome begins at the Capitoline Hill, carries the traveler through the original Forum, and ends at that marvel of Roman engineering, the Coloseum. The tour is easy to follow, allowing the listener to start and stop at their own pace. There is information on food, toilets, water and transportation. The large print map is easy to follow, with an outstanding insert showing significant ruins in the Forum. It is a full day’s activity or several shorter walks.

The Cicerone guides the listener up Michelangelo’s magnificent steps to his elegant Campodoglio. The tour passes the Temple of Juno Moneta, which gave us the word money. We see the infamous Tullianum where prisoners like Peter and Paul awaited execution. We pause at the Rostra, where Mark Antony gave his famous speech. "We come to bury Caesar, not to praise him". We pass the Palatine Hill and the Temple of the Vestal Virgins. The tour ends at the largest structure built by the Romans, the Coloseum; scene of bloodthirsty games and gladiatorial fights.