Exploring Trier-Roman ruins and all

Friday, I had no classes and decided to explore the parts of the city that I had not seen yet. I was blessed with beautiful weather and was able to walk around quite a bit. Here are some pictures from my day...



During the Roman days, there was an entire wall built around the city of Trier. There are still remnants of the wall scattered throughout the city. This particular piece of the city wall is by the Roman baths and 17th century Palace.



Just like in the movie, Gladiator, this Roman ampitheatre was used as a form of entertainment to civilians. Both men and animals (bears, leopards, etc) would fight to the death while about 18,000 people watched in the stands. Two kings were killed here. This is just southwest of the city a bit.



This palace was built in the 1700s and is a perfect example of Rococco architecture...very gawdy! The Roman basilika (protestant church now) is directly behind it.



These are coins found in Trier and date back to the Roman times. Also, in the museum there were complete mosaics found beneath the earth that were around during Roman times.



This was particularly creepy...this is one of the cages where the animals and prisoners were kept beneath the ampitheatre before their fight began. Tourists can walk around there, but I found it too eery because you can only imagine too well what used to take place there.