Marforio is one of Rome's iconic talking statues. The 1st century statue, a large marble sculpture of a reclining, bearded river god or Oceanus, stands proudly in the courtyard of the Palazzo Nuovo. Once located near the Arch of Septimius Severus in the Roman Forum, it was moved by Pope Sixtus V to the Piazza San Marco and then later to the Piazza del Campidoglio. As with its five 'talking statue' counterparts, Marforio maintained a friendly rivalry between itself and its most notable rival, Pasquin. It quickly became a popular landmark among locals who would leave irreverent satires and pasquinades next to the statue in the 16th and 17th centuries. A perfect piece of myth and ancient Rome history for tourists today.