Largo Argentarium
by Aarna
Our morning visit to the Largo Argentarium took us through archaeological fundamentals through a site rich with cultural significance. We explored how the ground level is useful for dating different archaeological sites, the deeper down, the older— applying it to chronicle the order of the four temples on the site. These spoke to Roman customs surrounding victory and religion, one called the Temple of the Fortune of Today, which was constructed in wake of a fortunate battle victory. It also was home to the area in the Curia of Pompey where Julius Caesar, famously, was assassinated. 
Today, however, it is overgrown with life. Caesar's place of death is marked by the growth of a tree, the whole site is overgrown with grasses and poppies, and it is part cat sanctuary. We enjoyed seeing the animals resting, curled up on the ancient ruins. The visit made tangible and visible the fundamentals of how we track time across historical sites and areas where some of the most legendary historical facts we've studied had occurred.
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