(~79 – ~540 CE · Gades & Rome)
The Narrator’s great project in the heart of downtown Rome evolves and changes over time, just as the Roman Empire does too. From dizzying heights, the decline and fall happens both slowly and seemingly all at once. By the time this particular story ends, there is almost no one still living in Rome to mark the occasion.
Based on the second half of Chapter 14 of Middle by Geoff Micks.
A map of downtown Rome at the height of its power. Note the Colossus and the Flavian Amphitheatre (the Colosseum) at top right.
The Colossus after it was moved to stand near the Flavian Amphitheatre.
Within centuries’ of its peak, Rome was an abandoned ruin. Cowherds grazed cattle in forums built by emperors who had ruled the known world. None of them would have been able to read the dedications carved into plinths and pediments.
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Credits:
Voice Acting – Geoff Micks
Editing – Geoff Micks
Music – Dimitri Kovalchuk (MokuseiNoMaguro) through Pixabay
Additional Music – Aleksey Voronin (Amaksi) through Pixabay
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