MOUTH OF TRUTH, Square
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- Author: STEFANO ZUFFI E DAVIDE TORTORELLA
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Language: English / USA
Hi, I'm Ed, your personal guide. Together with MyWoWo, I'd like to welcome you to one of the wonders of the world.
Today I'll accompany you through Piazza della Bocca della Verità.
The Mouth of Truth is one of the most "magical" places in Rome!
The lively square you're standing in with the Baroque fountain at its center is where the ancient "Foro Boario" was once held, which was the cattle market in Rome. You are a short distance from Circus Maximus, and almost on the banks of the Tiber River in front of Tiberina Island, in an area that was an excellent commercial point and full of important remains from ancient Rome. I want to tell you about two small, well-preserved temples dating back to the Republican age, between 200 and 100 BC....