So, in September of 2022 I visited Italy for the first time. I traveled to several of the famous cities including Venice, Verona and finally Rome. I am fascinated by ancient history so this was the section of the trip which I had the highest anticipation for. My passion for Rome in particular grew through a close friend with similar historical interest, who has run the Rome marathon many times and introduced me to the "Stone Tape" theory. More on that later. So anyway, on the second day of my visit to Rome, my girlfriend and I decided to head for the Colosseum. As expected, it was a fascinating experience, slightly dampened by the sheer number of tourists, but we were adding to that problem so I can hardly complain. For anyone who has visited the Colosseum, you will know that there is a fixed path which funnels visitors through the various levels of the structure in one direction. Nothing strange or startling occurred until near the end of the tour when we had just passed the gift shop. We were walking down a curved corridor on the second level towards the exit and I was looking through the archways across at the mostly destroyed stands on the other side of the arena. My view was of course obstructed by each pillar that we passed. Suddenly, as my view swept past one pillar, I saw what I can only describe as a lively, bustling group of people in the stands. It was like viewing the crowd of a football game from a distance. It was so quick because as I passed the next pillar and saw into the next archway they were gone. I remember stopping in my tracks, shaking my head and thinking "No way, impossible". As we walked through the rest of the building, I didn't take much in. My mind was on a discussion I had had with my close friend about his experience when visiting the arena. He described his profound sense of sorrow and a sensation like he was "walking through treacle" when he visited the site. He theorised that perhaps in areas where vast amounts of death and suffering had occurred, some residue of this energy was left behind. I'm sure I don't need to butcher the "Stone Tape" theory any further as most on this subreddit are probably familiar with it anyway. But yeah, that's my strange little "timeslip" experience in Rome.
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[link] [comments]So, in September of 2022 I visited Italy for the first time. I traveled to several of the famous cities including Venice, Verona and finally Rome. I am fascinated by ancient history so this was the section of the trip which I had the highest anticipation for. My passion for Rome in particular grew through a close friend with similar historical interest, who has run the Rome marathon many times and introduced me to the "Stone Tape" theory. More on that later. So anyway, on the second day of my visit to Rome, my girlfriend and I decided to head for the Colosseum. As expected, it was a fascinating experience, slightly dampened by the sheer number of tourists, but we were adding to that problem so I can hardly complain. For anyone who has visited the Colosseum, you will know that there is a fixed path which funnels visitors through the various levels of the structure in one direction. Nothing strange or startling occurred until near the end of the tour when we had just passed the gift shop. We were walking down a curved corridor on the second level towards the exit and I was looking through the archways across at the mostly destroyed stands on the other side of the arena. My view was of course obstructed by each pillar that we passed. Suddenly, as my view swept past one pillar, I saw what I can only describe as a lively, bustling group of people in the stands. It was like viewing the crowd of a football game from a distance. It was so quick because as I passed the next pillar and saw into the next archway they were gone. I remember stopping in my tracks, shaking my head and thinking "No way, impossible". As we walked through the rest of the building, I didn't take much in. My mind was on a discussion I had had with my close friend about his experience when visiting the arena. He described his profound sense of sorrow and a sensation like he was "walking through treacle" when he visited the site. He theorised that perhaps in areas where vast amounts of death and suffering had occurred, some residue of this energy was left behind. I'm sure I don't need to butcher the "Stone Tape" theory any further as most on this subreddit are probably familiar with it anyway. But yeah, that's my strange little "timeslip" experience in Rome. submitted by /u/MultiCrazed [link] [comments]
