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Archaeological Sites in Rome

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Arco di Costantino
This majestic arch was erected in AD 315 to commemorate Constantine's...
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Belvedere Tarpeo
This was the infamous Tarpeian Rock from which traitors were...
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Circo di Massenzio
The ruins of the Circus of Maxentius, built in AD 309, give you...
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Archaeological Sites Esquilino and Celio
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Circo Massimo
From the palace belvedere of the Domus Flavia, you can see the...
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The Colosseum
The most spectacular extant edifice of ancient Rome, the Colosseo...
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Domus Aurea
Legend has it that Nero famously fiddled while Rome burned. Fancying...
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Foro di Augusto
These ruins, along with those of the Foro di Nerva, on the northeast...
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Foro di Cesare
Julius Caesar was the first to attempt to rival the original...
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Foro di Traiano
Of all the Imperial Fora complexes, Trajan's was the grandest...
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Imperial Forums
A complex of five grandly conceived squares flanked with colonnades...
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Isola Tiberina
Unless you're sick or need to pray, this tiny island in the Tiber...
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Archaeological Sites Trastevere and the Ghetto
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The Roman Forum
From the main entrance on Via dei Fori Imperali, descend into...
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Stadio Palatino
Domitian created this vast open space immediately adjoining his...
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Teatro di Marcello
This place was begun by Julius Caesar and completed by the emperor...
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Archaeological Sites Trastevere and the Ghetto
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Terme di Caracalla
Although not the largest in ancient Rome, these public baths...
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Archaeological Sites Esquilino and Celio
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