From Palatine Hill
Ethan woke up this morning excited
to do the shopping list he had created last night and he knew he would have a
nice walk from the Palatine Hill down the market. Ethan lives on one of the
Seven Hills of Rome, Palatine Hill. Atop of this hill he can see many things
including the Tiber River that he can see in this distance. He wished he could
take a walk by the river but today he had to go buy for what was needed at
home. Down hill he went towards Velia. He encountered many hills, up and down
which were getting him a little tired. As he kept walking he saw a lot of
commotion occurring at the Roman Forum and he saw a sort of politicians
shouting out their ideas. He ignored it, as he did not care what was going on
with these politicians. He kept walking and suddenly he spotted the Temple of
Vesta and decided to stop and entered from the entrance facing east. He was
amazed to see the temple made of marble. He did not want to leave but he knew
he had to keep walking and get to his destination. Then he finally arrived at
the Forum Boarium and saw the Basilica Sempronia. He saw his shopping list one
more time and read, bread, corn, meat,
oil, wine, then he saw his favorite vendors and decided to greet them and
buy his needs. He finally bought everything he needed and now it was time to
head back to Palatine Hill. On his way back he decided to stop at the Temple of
Vesta again because he could not resist looking at its circular footprint. It
was time to keep walking and head home.
-Andrea Alvares
