【英文原文】

Colosseum Nightscape, Rome, Italy, 1970
"Memory-haunted arena of the ancients, Rome's 1,900-year-old Colosseum saw bloody gladiatorial duels, battles with wild beasts, and mock naval engagements on its flooded floor. Christians banned the spectacles, and in later centuries presented church dramas here. Time, earthquakes, and stone scavengers took their toll. Still, the treasured monument survived and again serves Rome—as a traffic circle. Cars at evening rush hour create streaks of light in this time exposure, which also captures horse-drawn carriages waiting at curbside for tourists."

—From "When in Rome," June 1970, National Geographic magazine

【中文翻译】

有1900年历史的罗马圆形竞技场是古罗马人魂牵梦萦的斗技场，它见证了血淋淋的角斗士决斗和斗兽，并且在它洪水泛滥的地面上模拟海上战争。基督教徒们禁止这些表演场面，而在随后的几个世纪在这里上演教堂礼拜剧。时间，地震和泥石流都带来了损失。尽管如此，这座宝贵的遗迹幸存了下来并作为一个交通圆环再次为罗马服务。图片是在夜晚交通高峰期，车辆照射出的灯光条纹的定时曝光，同时抓拍了在路边等待游客的马车。

——摘自1970年《国家地理杂志》6月号《人在罗马》
作者： Winfield I. Parks, Jr 来源： 《国家地理》杂志