Rome
- Temple of Fortuna Virilis
The
the Temple of Fortuna Virilis was dedicated to the god Portumnous,
protector of harbors and sea trade. It's from the second century, but
was turned into a church in 872, which preserved it.
Behind,
you can see the column of Santa Maria in Cosmedin, where you'll
find the bocca della verita, an old roman sewer cover now built
into the wall, in which tourists and other rogues place their
arms. If they are liars, legend tells us, their arms will be
severed violently. If this were true, no doubt Roman drivers
would have to contend with torrents of blood flooding the streets,
a fact
which would not necessarily slow them down. |