Frosinone - Archaeological Sites Anfiteatro romano At the foot of the hill of the old town, between the pillars of the palace of '900, you can visit the ruins of the amphitheatre.
Viterbo - Archaeological Sites Necropoli di Castel d'Asso Castel d'Asso is the most beautiful Etruscan rock necropolis ever brought to light. In ancient times it was called Axia, a city that dates back to the fourth century BC. The necropolis was recently discovered, in 1817 by the archaeologist Francesco Orioli. The most impressive tombs are that of Orioli, of Tetnie and the Great Tomb that has remained almost intact even internally.
Sutri - Archaeological Sites Anfiteatro Romano The Roman Amphitheater of Sutri is the oldest and most significant monument in the city. Its foundations are composed and dug into the tuff. The arena is formed from an elliptical plan of forty-nine by forty meters, on the top there were niches and columns, of which few remains remain.
Sperlonga - Archaeological Sites Villa di Tiberio The large Roman villa located in Sperlonga belonged to the Emperor Tiberius. Taking advantage of a natural cave on the coast, he used it as a party hall, accompanying it with huge marble statues.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Arco di Costantino The Arch was built by command of the Senate of Rome to commemorate the victory of Constantine over Maxentius in 312 AD. The Arch, 21 meters high and 26 wide has three archways and is richly decorated with statues and reliefs.The statues on the top represent Dacian soldiers defeated by the Trajan army.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Case SS. Giovanni e Paolo The Roman houses SS Giovanni and Paolo are the rest of a Roman residential complex of the homonymous Basilica below. These houses were discovered in the '800, by the then rector of the Basilica, Father Stanislaus, digging over twenty rooms of which thirteen are frescoed. The latter were made at different times.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Mitreo di Santo Stefano Rotondo The Mithraeus of Santo Stefano was built around 180 AD. It is located on the southwestern slopes of Celio, in the underground part of the Church of Santo Stefano. From the excavations emerged the great complex of the Castra Peregrinorum, namely the barracks of provincial armies detached in Rome. Initially, the mitraeum had a rectangular base of about four meters by ten meters and in the following century, breaking down a wall, doubled its size.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Catacombe Santa Domitilla The Catacombs of Santa Domitilla, a Christian cemetery in ancient Rome date back to the 3rd century. It is the largest cemetery of its kind in the ancient city and are also known as the catacombs of Saints Nereo and Achilleo. The catacombs were composed of ambulacres excavated entirely that develop on four levels for an extension of 15 km, on which more than 150,000 frescoed burials were placed.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Catacombe San Callisto (II sec) The catacombs of San Callisto are part of a vast community catacombal network from the end of the second century AD and are located in Via Appia Antica. The catacombs are named after Pope Martyr St. Callisto born in 217 and died in 222. Of the above ground structures are visible only two apsided funerary buildings that are the eastern and western trichòra. Along one of the galleries open the cubicles called “of the Sacraments” where the oldest paintings of the catacombs are preserved.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Catacombe Santi Marcellino e Pietro The Catacombs of Saints Marcellino and Pietro are located in the basement of the parish of Santi Marcellino and Pietro in Via Casilina in Rome. It is part of a complex called Ad Duas Lauros ('to the Two Laurels'), probably due to the presence of two laurel trees found on this site. The period of the construction of these catacombs can be placed at the time of the persecution of Diocletian.
Fiano Romano - Archaeological Sites Lucus Feroniae Lucus Feroniae is an archaeological site located in the municipality of Capena. The place was inhabited by citizens who belonged to three different ethnic groups: Latins, Sabini and Etruscans. During the Imperial Age, the city, which became an independent community, took the status of a colony. Currently there are only a few walls left of the city.
Anzio - Archaeological Sites Villa Imperatore Nerone (I sec) The Villa of Nero was built directly by the emperor and was used as a summer residence used by himself. The reason why the villa was built in that place is because Anzio was basically the birthplace of the emperor. Today we find only the remains of the villa, however clearly visible, accessible and accessible for tourists and lovers of Roman culture.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Zona archeologica Ostia Antica The Osta Antica Archaeological Zone takes the name of Ostia, or rather Bocca del Fiume, as it is where the Tiber ended its course before it leaved into the Tyrrhenian Sea. The river changed its course in 1575 to sag north. This area was inhabited in remote times and played a military role. In addition, Ostia represented the coexistence of different races and cultures.
Cerveteri - Archaeological Sites Necropoli Etrusca Banditaccia The Etruscan Necropolis Banditaccia includes about four hundred burials dating from the second to the 8th century BC. The site was named after the nineteenth century, when the land was “banished”, i.e. rented out with public announcement. The tomb architectures are of different types and include the cockpit ones, the oldest, to those with dice located along the Ceriti and Tolfa Mountains.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Necropoli Santa Rosa The Necropolis was discovered in 2003 in the Vatican City and is part of the Roman necropolis of via Triumphalis. The construction dates from 23 BC to 337 and contained lower class tombs, freedoms and slaves. Of great interest are the plates and stars with inscriptions indicating the craft or place of origin of the buried characters.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Excubitorium VII Coorte dei Vigili del Fuoco The Excubitorium VII Fire Brigade Cohort was discovered in 1865 and obtained towards the end of the 2nd century AD. The complex is located in the interior of a private house and has a large classroom where they come from preserved traces of the lararium decorated and dedicated to the guarding genius of the brigade. Inside it, we find numerous graffiti, which are the testimony of the daily lives of the same.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Acquedotto Vergine The Virgin Aqueduct is the only still functioning Roman aqueduct of ancient Rome. It was inaugurated on 9 June 19 BC to feed the area of Campo Marzio and above all to supply the homonymous spas. The aqueduct collected in an artificial reservoir several pounds and aquiferous veins variously harnessed and was about 20 kilometers long, almost completely underground.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Mitreo di Santa Prisca The Mithraeus of Santa Prisca was discovered in 1934 and is located in the homonymous church below the Aventine in Rome. Initially, the mitreum was planted on a pre-existing private house, dating back to the first century AD. The construction of the mitraeum dates back to the second century AD and consisted of several underground rooms covered with a vault barrel. The main environment of the mitraeum is a rectangular room of 11.25 meters long by about four in width. On both sides there are counters on which the participants probably took place.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Mitreo di Palazzo Barberini The Mitraeus of Palazzo Barberini dates back to the 3rd century AD, located inside a building from the 2nd century. It was discovered in 1936 during some work on the construction of the Savorgnan building in Brazza. The Mithraeus is particular in that there is a fresco representing Mithra on the bottom and two masonry pallets running parallel along the two long sides, where the faithful sat for the sacred banquet. The Barberini mitreum is one of the best preserved among those we know.
Fiano Romano - Archaeological Sites Villa romana dei Volusii The Roman Villa of Volusii is located in an archaeological area discovered in the year 1960. The building was built around the year 50 BC by Quinto Volusio. The villa is built on two levels. On the upper level is the stately residence. Inside the rooms were decorated with floor mosaics with geometric patterns and natural subjects. Even today, the villa continues to maintain its traditional structure.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Via Appia It is one of the most ancient roads, built in 312 B.C by Appius Claudius Caecus and spanned 350 miles.Made of large stones, it connected Rome to Brindisi and was a strategic place because it allowed access and trade to the east. Today many important tombs and architecture line its borders: the Christian catacombs, San Sebastian tomb, San Domitilla tomb, San Callixtus tomb. The Via Sacra, a part of the Appian Way, passes through the Roman Forum and borders the Palatine and the Circus Maximum, as well as the Caracalla’s Bath.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Catacombe They are ancient subterranean burial areas, Jewish and Christian, outside the walls of the city. They date back from the second century to the fifth A.D. Among the most important catacombs are those of Praetextatus, San Sebastiano, San Callisto and the Jewish Catacombs of the Villa Torlonia.
Albano Laziale - Archaeological Sites Villa di Gneo Pompeo The remains of the Villa di Pompeo occupy about nine hectares. In the past centuries he had prestigious guests such as Cicero.
Vetralla - Archaeological Sites Necropoli etrusca del Cerracchio The Etruscan Necropolis of Cerracchio dates back to the period between the 3rd and 6th century BC and represents the monumental tomb of the then rural center of Blera. Most of the site turns out to be from the archaic era, with single-chamber tombs, with two or three docks and semi-idado tombs. From the following Hellenistic era, there are underground chamber tombs and small compartment tombs.
Sutri - Archaeological Sites Mitreo in grotta naturale The Mithraeus in the natural cave of Sutri was a place of worship dedicated to the god Mitra dating back to the 1st — 2nd century. During the fourth century the Mithraeum was Christianized and its central tombstone was removed. In the period between the 13th — 14th century it was transformed into the church of the Madonna del Parto.
Tarquinia - Archaeological Sites Necropoli di Monterozzi The Etruscan Necropolis of Monterozzi is located in the homonymous hill and is characterized by six thousand tombs that extend along the entire perimeter of the hill, dug into the rock and surmounted by mounds. The tombs are painted in a maestral way and represent the most prestigious nucleus of necropolis in the Mediterranean. Among the most famous tombs we remember those called 'of the Lionesses', 'Leopards, 'and 'Hunting and Fishing'.
Tarquinia - Archaeological Sites Ara della Regina The Ara della Regina is an Etruscan temple from the 4th century BC found on Pian di Civita in Tarquinia. The most visible part is that represented by the limestone base of “macco”. During the restoration work of 1938, a laborious work from the beginning of the 5th century BC was found, called the 'Winged Horses' and now kept in the National Museum of Tarquinia.
Tarquinia - Archaeological Sites Case le Centocelle - Cencelle villag (IX sec) abbandonato The city of Centocelle was built in 854 to host citizens, escaped the wrath of the Saracen strikers. It was built by Pope Leo IV, and initially it took the name of Lviv, later the fugitives called it Cencelle. It was inhabited for only 35 years because, as soon as the attacks of the Saracens ended, the population returned to the coast. In 889 on the ashes of Centocelle, the city of Civitas Vetulas was founded, namely the current Civitta' Vecchia.
Tarquinia - Archaeological Sites La Farnesiana - Borgo minerario abbandonato (XIX sec) The Farnesiana, is located in a beautiful location consisting of houses partly restored and partly abandoned and the church in neo-Gothic style currently in ruins. The ancient village in the past was inhabited by miners and breeders, but was abandoned following the closure of mining activities. Currently, the village has been transformed into an agritourism.
Vetralla - Archaeological Sites Norchia - Necropoli Rupestre Etrusca The Etruscan Rock Necropolis originated from the ancient city of Orcla, which reached its peak between the 2nd and 4th century BC. At the top there was a fake door and the terrace from where they were scattered the drops of milk or wine in honor of the gods. Among the tombs stand out that of the Three Heads, the Ciarlanti Tomb and the Prostila Tomb.
Viterbo - Archaeological Sites La città archeologica di Musarna The archaeological site of Musarna was found in 1849 west of Viterbo. The city dates back to the fourth century BC After the excavations, important finds such as sarcophagi carved with reliefs and other objects such as mirrors, jewelry, urns, vases and sculptures of great value and beauty came to light. The site has recently been poorly maintained and cannot be visited.
Albano Laziale - Archaeological Sites Sepolcro degli Orazi e Curiazi The Sepulchre of the Horatii and Curiatii is one of the symbols of Albano Laziale. Archaeological studies have found that the tomb dates back to the first half of the first century BC. This tomb consists of a square base on which four truncated conical towers rise at the corners and a central one of which very little remains. The construction is covered with pepperino slabs that alternate bands are arranged in a vertical and horizontal position.
Anzio - Archaeological Sites Villa di Nerone The Villa of Nero was built by the homonymous emperor and was used as a summer residence he himself used. The reason why the villa was built at that point was because Anzio was the birthplace of the emperor himself. Today we find only the remains, however clearly visible, that are open and can be visited by tourists and lovers of Roman culture.
Anzio - Archaeological Sites Parco Archeologico The Archaeological Park of Anzio includes the area where the Villa di Nero was previously located. It is a construction of Roman origin (2nd century BC), of which we can admire the remains. The park has ancient objects and buildings that tell so much about the story of the great emperor, including a library full of frescoes and numerous useful documents regarding the ancient residence.
Fiano Romano - Archaeological Sites Area Archeologica Lucus Feroniae Lucus Feroniae is an important archaeological site that testifies to the periods of Roman civilization. The area was discovered in 1952, during the excavations that brought to light several amphorae and stones with inscriptions. Historical sources testify that inside the ancient area stood a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Feronia.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Tempio di Antonio e Faustina The Temple of Antonio and Faustina dates back to 141 AD and is a monument erected by Antonio Pio to his wife Faustina, after his death. The Temple has a staircase, as well as columns about 17 meters high in white marble that represented the majesty of the façade. In the eleventh century the Church of San Lorenzo in Miranda was established inside the building and, after various adventures, it was destroyed and rebuilt again in 1602.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Terme di Diocleziano The Baths of Diocletian are a spa built in Rome between 298 AD and 306 AD. It is one of the largest spas ever built in Rome where up to 3000 people were welcomed. Part of the thermal baths were also the frigidarium, the tepidarium and the calidarium, used by Michelangelo for the construction of the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli and the Christian Martyrs. In 1889 it became the original seat of the National Roman Museum, where you can visit the great tomb of the Platorini and that coming from the Necropolis of Via Portuense.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Catacombe di Priscilla The Catacombs of Priscilla were excavated in the tuff between the 2nd and 5th centuries and the name comes from the women who donated the ground for the construction of the burial area, Donna Priscilla. 35 meters deep and articulated on three levels, the catacombs are home to about 40,000 burials, including many martyrs and six popes.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Scavi di Ostia Antica The remains of the Ostia Antica are to be attributed to the fourth king of Rome, Anco Marzio who decided to exploit the salt pans at the mouth of the Tiber from 620 BC. The first settlement took place at the beginning of the 4th century BC, when a fortress was built with powerful tuff walls and rectangular plan. This military camp was given the name of Ostia, which means the mouth of the river, thus becoming also a river port.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Sepolcro degli Scipioni The Sepulchre of the Scipioni dates back to the beginning of the 3rd century BC, by Consul Cornelio Scipione Barbato. In fact, its sarcophagus was located in front of the entrance to the monument and, currently, it can be observed in the Vatican Museums. The tomb was excavated in the tuff itself of the hill and its structure is in a square plan with pillars that divide it into six galleries. In the walls of the galleries, niches were created for sarcophagi built with tuff slabs and square blocks.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Terme di Caracalla They are located in the southeast area of the ancient Rome center. The Baths were built during the reign of Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, whose nickname was Caracalla, in 212 AD and works to complete them lasted five years. This structure was not only a bathing house. It was a complex of libraries, art galleries, restaurants and gymnasium, famous for its interiors with floors and walls covered in mosaics and amazing fountains and statues.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Tempio di Minerva Medica The Temple of Minerva Medica was built in the fourth century AD in the area that had previously belonged to the Emperor Gallieno. Its structure has a decagonous plant and a part of the majestic dome that unfortunately collapsed in 1828. There were semicircular niches and arched windows stood above them. Today, only brick masonry remains of the monument and some parts of the dome decorated with mosaics.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Auditorium di Mecenate The Mecenate Auditorium is an ancient architecture located in Largo Leopardi. The monument was discovered in 1874, during the excavation work for the construction of the new Esquilino district. It is a rectangular semi-underground classroom decorated with paintings and frescoes made in the first century BC. Today it is a site managed by the Municipality of Rome and can be visited by reservation.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Sepolcro di Marco Virgilio Eurisace The tomb of Eurisace dates back to the first century BC and is a monumental tomb of Marco Virgil Eurisace, a Roman baker and his wife. The property is located near Porta Maggiore and was located in the homonymous square, between Termini Station and the Church of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme. The monument is made of travertine and is adorned with characteristic elements, such as bags and mouths of doli.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Catacombe di San Callisto The Catacombs of San Callisto are part of a vast community catacombal network from the end of the second century AD and are located in Via Appia Antica. The catacombs are named after the Pope Martyr, St. Callisto, born in 217 and died in 222. Dozens of martyrs, 16 popes and many Christians found burial in them. Along one of the galleries open the cubicles called “of the Sacraments” where the oldest paintings of the catacombs are preserved.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Catacombe di Pretestato The Catacombs of Pretested are located on the left side of Via Appia in Rome. Their main nucleus is composed of a long tunnel adapted to a hypogeum tomb that is called spelunca magna. It was excavated in the 2nd century and was used below as a cemetery in the 3rd century. It is very rich in monuments and was used for the burials of characters from the Senatorium aristocracy and the imperial family.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Catacombe di San Sebastiano The origins of the Catacombs of Saint Sebastian are pagan, later these structures became Christian cemeteries. The complex consists of numerous galleries, extended in a length of 12 km. The origins date back to the first century AD. The transition from a pagan cemetery to the Christian cemetery took place gradually. The catacombs are built of stone and mortar.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Antiquarium di Santa Prisca The Antiquarium Di Santa Prisca is located in Via di Santa Prisca in Rome. It is a beautiful place with cultural values, in which, remains of epigraphs and sculptural finds have been found. The Antiquarium is present in the category of historical monuments by the Geodruid Rome 2013 guide.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Tempio di Vesta The Temple of Vesta was built in the 4th century BC and was part of the “Atrium Vestae” complex at the Roman Forum. Its characteristic is that it has hosted the 'sacred fire' which was the symbol of the Roman State. The fire was kept in the cell surrounded by twenty Corinthian columns. In the inner cavity, the “pignora civitatis “were preserved, namely the objects sacred to the destinies of Rome.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Templi di Portuno e di Ercole The Temples of Portuno and Hercules are located in the Forum Boario and are also located a short distance from the ancient Tiberino port. The building that takes the name of Portuno dates back to the fourth century BC and is presented in Ionian style, with four columns on the façade and others in travertine at the pronao. The Temple of Hercules instead dates back to the second century BC and was the second marble building to be built in Rome. Its structure has a circular shape and the columns, which are located around the cell, are made of Carrara marble, due to the restoration in the Tiberina era.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Tempio della Fortuna Virile The Temple of Manly Fortune was built in the 2nd — I century BC and was identified as the Temple of Portunus, or the protector God of the river port located near it. Built on a podium from the Republican era, it is composed of a pronao with four columns in Ionian travertine. In 872 the building was transformed into the Church of Santa Maria del Secundicerio and, later, into the Church of Santa Maria Egiziaca.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Tempio di Apollo Sosiano The Temple of Apollo Sosiano was located near the Teatro Marcello in Rome and was inaugurated in 431 BC. It is called the Temple of Apollo Sosiano in the name of the Consul Gaio Sosio, who totally reproduced the building In 32 B.C. Particular of this building was the cell, which inside it had numerous artistic works and in which meetings of the Senate were also held. The monument featured semi-columns that stood at the sides of the cell, as well as having a large podium.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Portico d'Ottavia The Portico d'Octavia is a construction that dates back to the second century BC. The complex was built at the behest of the Emperor Augustus who dedicated it to his sister Octavia. It is located in the territory where before the ancient portico of Metello was located and included the temple of Juno Queen and Jupiter Stator as well as a Curia and several libraries. In 80 it was damaged by fire and was rebuilt by Septimius Severus. In the Middle Ages, a fish market was built on the remains of the portico complex and the church S. Angelo.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Area Sacra di Largo Argentina The Sacred Area of Largo Torre Argentina is a square located in the Campo Marzio area of Rome. The name comes from the Torre Argentina and was named so by a master of papal ceremonies, Johannes Burckardt. The archaeological site was discovered during the construction work of 1926 — 1928, and, in the area, the remains of four temples were discovered, representing one of the most important archaeological complexes of the republican age.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Circo Massimo It was the largest stadium of the ancient Rome, popular for its chariot races. Its first wooden structure was built in 329 BC, but a fire destroyed it. Emperor Augustus rebuilt it and added a large obelisk as decoration, today visible in Piazza del Popolo. The Circus became a stone construction, the Marble Stadium, more than 600m long and 150m wide during Trajan reign.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Palatino: Domus Augustana The Domus Augustana was part of the private building of the Domitian Palace and was close to the Domus Flavia, on the Palatine Hill. The construction that dates from 81 to 92, was the work of the architect Rabiro. But the discovery of the building took place much later and precisely in the 18th century. The building was divided into two different levels and formed by small rooms and various peristiles.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Palatino: Domus Flavia Domus Flavia is part of what was Domitian's Palace in the Palatine Hill area in Rome. The building was built by the architect Rabirio in the late 1st century, but the complex was discovered only in the 18th century. To access the Domus Flavia, it was enough to introduce yourself from the octagonal classroom that entered the center of the building, which was rectangular or rather peristyle and at the center of which there was a fountain.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Casa di Livia The House of Livia is close to the Magna Mater. The building preserves frescoes dating back to the last quarter of the first century and is one of the few Republican homes left on the Palatine Hill.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Palatino Domus Tiberiana The Domus Tiberiana was the first imperial palace on the Palatine Hill. The building was built by Emperor Tiberius on the west of the hill. Above are the Farnesian Gardens of the 500 and, until today, only the edge of the area has been explored, while the central area remains unexplored yet. The surrounding areas remain unvisible, while a group of 18 rectangular rooms dating back to the era of Nero has been preserved. In the 8th century AD the Domus Tiberiana was used as the residence of Pope John VII.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Arco di Tito The Arch of Titus was built in 81 AD by the Roman Senate for honor of Emperor Titus after his death. It is a triumphal arch with a single arch on whose façade you can see four semi-columns in marble. It is mainly structured in marble, but has an inner core in cement and a travertine plinth. It is the symbolic monument of the Flavian era
Rome - Archaeological Sites Tempio di Venere The Temple of Venus was built by Hadrian and inaugurated in 135 AD on what was the statue of Nero in the Domus Aurea. Built on an artificial terrace, it had on the sides a porch with forty-four columns in gray granite, as well as, in the center, a propyleum. The building features the rooms dedicated to the goddess Rome and the one dedicated to Venus, which was located on the side of the Colosseum.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Atrium Vestae The Atrium Vestae known as the House of the Vestals, was the seat of the priestly college of the Vestals of Ancient Rome. The residence of the Vestals became part of it since the second century BC. The current appearance of the complex dates back to the last restoration that occurred after the fire of 191. The rooms are articulated around a porch courtyard inside which there are beautiful fountains.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Tempio dei Castori The Temple of the Beavers or the Dioscuri is located near the Basilica Giulia, in the area of ancient Rome. The construction of the Temple was started by the dictator Aulo Postumio Albino, in memory of the apparition of the Dioscuri, to signal the Roman victory over the Latins in the battle of Lake Regillo in 499 BC Temple was composed on the front of eight Corinthian columns fluted with pario marble, while on the sides it was formed by eleven columns. In the past it was a meeting place for the Senate and from 160 BC, in front of the temple, an important court was established.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Palatino The Palatine Hill is located between the Velabro and the Roman Forum and is one of the seven hills of Rome. According to legend, Rome originated on the Palatine Hill and recent excavations testify that it had been populated as early as 1000 BC. Romulus chose this place to found the city, and the Romuli house was actually one hut located in the northwest corner of the hill, where Augustus' house was then built. The site is now a great open-air museum and can be visited during the day.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Foro Romano: Portico Medioevale The Medieval Portico of the Roman Forum stands among those that were the Basilica of Maxentius and the Temple of Romulus. In its walls we can see engravings left on the mortar beds, which give the construction a formal regularity. During the excavations of the building were also found some parts of the sidewalk of the Via Sacra and fragments of a fresco, which probably belonged to a Republican house.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Basilica Iulia The Basilica Iulia was built by Giulio Caesar in 54 BC and is located on an area previously occupied by the Basilica Sempronia. The Basilica was for civil use and served at the same time as a court, a trade exchange and a headquarters for commercial contacts. The Centumviri resided in the inner nave, the 105 members who made up the old Roman court. Nowadays, only a few remains remain of the old building.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Foro Romano It was the heart of commerce, business and religion of the ancient Rome. The main monuments to see in the Forum are the Arch of Titus, the Temple of Saturn, Temple of Vesta, the Church of San Luca e Martina all located along the Via Sacra.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Carcere Mamertino The Mamertino Prison, or otherwise known as Tulliano, is the oldest prison in Rome. The Tullian consists of two floors of caves, of which the oldest dates back to the VIII-VII century BC. According to legend, the Mamertino prison was the place where the first Pope of Rome was imprisoned, while According to Christianity, it was the place of detention of the Apostle Peter. The place is located below the Church of San Giuseppe dei Falegnami, where in Roman times, justice was administered.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Foro di Cesare The Forum of Caesar is the first of the Imperial Forums. Work on its construction began in 54 BC, and concluded in 46 BC. The forum was presented as a long square surrounded by colonnades with two naves, closed from the front of the temple of Venus. Parent. Tourists are fascinated by visiting this complex.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Fori Imperiali The Imperial Forums were built by Roman emperors and included a series of monumental squares built between 46 BC and 113 AD. centuries a political, economic and religious center of the city, but it has never had a unitary character. The forum complex is of great cultural value.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Foro di Augusto The Forum of Augustus is one of the Imperial Forums of Rome and was built for the will of Augustus. It was located in a rectangular square with arcades next to it. The building was isolated from the popular district of the Suburra by a wall, 33 meters high, in blocks of peperino and gabina stone. In medieval times, the podium was occupied by the church of San Basilio, which is no longer found.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Foro di Traiano The Forum of Trajan was built between 107 and 112 AD, at the behest of the Emperor Trajan and inaugurated in 112 AD. The complex of 300 meters long and 185 meters wide included the square with a floor consisting of white marble slabs, a statue representing Trajan, a colonnade porch on both long sides and a large semi-circular living room. The Forum of Trajan, represents the last built and the largest of the Imperial Forums of Rome.
Rome - Archaeological Sites Mercati Traianei The Trajan Markets are located between the Forum of Trajan and the Quirinal Hill. The construction, which dates back to the second century AD, was designed by the architect Apollodoro from Damascus and inaugurated by Trajan. The complex consists of a public building, the Ulpia Basilica, the Trajan Column, two libraries and a temple. The facade of the Traianean Markets consists of two floors, made of bricks. The Trajan Markets can be considered the first shopping centers. Inside them, apart from the markets, you can also visit the Palatine Museum.
Tivoli - Archaeological Sites Villa Adriana: Tre Esedre The Three Exedre Building is a monumental vestibule, and it was the residence of Emperor Hadrian. The lobby is interrupted by the presence of a large fountain surrounded by statues. The structure has a covered room with marble paved space on which there are three exedras, from where the building takes its name.
Tivoli - Archaeological Sites Villa Adriana: Sala Absidata Detta dei Filosofi The Apsidate Hall of Philosophers takes its name from the presence of seven niches, where statues of some essays were assumed to be placed. The peculiarity of this room was its porphyry cladding of the walls and the floor. From the latest research it shows that this room could be used, given its breadth, also as a waiting room for guests.
Tivoli - Archaeological Sites Villa Adriana: Terme con Heliocaminus The Thermal Baths with Heliocaminus are the oldest spa building in Villa Adriana and owes its name to the presence of a circular room with heliocaminus. The room was heated by the hypocaust system, and it was also made up of a sudatio due to the presence of oven vents. In addition, there was also the rectangular frigidarium and the calidarium obtained in two baths for hot baths.
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