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A much earlier settlement, called Ialyssos, had its own Acropolis here on Rhodes.

These statues of korai, or Greek maidens, support the south porch at the Erechtheion, also known as the Erechtheum.

There were two things our tour guide, Constantine, really wanted us to know as we visited the Acropolis: The Parthenon was built by the citizens of Athens rather than slaves (i.e., as in Rome), and the Elgin marbles belong in Greece.

Like in many towns they built across the Mediterranean, the Romans left behind an amphitheater in Taormina.

Rome is one of those cities that catches you off guard at times. The sun was setting behind this arch at a distance, and it took my breath away.

This building is truly remarkable in person, for its size, its age, and its history.

The Museu d'Historia de Barcelona has excavated miles of Roman ruins of the original city of Barcino, founded by the Romans more than 2000 years ago, under the streets of modern Barcelona.