10 - spqr

We're in a city taking selfies
Where people murdered for laughs
Listening to opera in  the ruins of a castle
Modestly described as baths
We're in a city shopping on streets
Where the knuckles of history punch
Emperors were stabbed nearby
Where we had an over-priced lunch
We're in a city crossing streets
Where people drive like they're trying to crash
And warnings of terrorism overshadow
The fact we're running out of cash.