Things to Do in Ancient Rome

Things to Do in Ancient Rome

Sights Overview
Name Category Location
 
Arco di Costantino
This majestic arch was erected in AD 315 to commemorate Constantine's... 		Archaeological Sites Colosseum and Environs
 
Arco di Settimio Severo
One of the grandest arches of triumph erected by a Roman emperor... 		Memorials / Monuments Roman Forum
 
Arco di Tito
Standing at a slightly elevated position at the northern approach... 		Memorials / Monuments Roman Forum
 
Basilica di Massenzio
What remains of this gigantic basilica—or meeting hall—is... 		Government Buildings Roman Forum
 
Basilica Emilia
Once a great colonnaded hall, this served as a meeting place... 		Financial Institutions Roman Forum
 
Basilica Giulia
The Basilica Giulia owes its name to Julius Caesar, who ordered... 		Squares Roman Forum
 
Belvedere Tarpeo
This was the infamous Tarpeian Rock from which traitors were... 		Archaeological Sites Campidoglio
 
The Campidoglio
Spectacularly transformed by Michelangelo's late-Renaissance... 		Squares Campidoglio
 
Carcere Mamertino
The Mamertino consists of two subterranean cells where Rome's... 		Jails Campidoglio
 
Casa di Augustus
First discovered in the 1970s and only opened in 2006, this was... 		Houses / Mansions Palatine Hill
 
Casa di Livia
First excavated in 1839, this house was identifiable from the... 		Houses / Mansions Palatine Hill
 
Circo Massimo
From the palace belvedere of the Domus Flavia, you can see the... 		Archaeological Sites Palatine Hill
 
Colonna di Foca
The last monument to be added to the Forum was erected in AD... 		Memorials / Monuments Roman Forum
 
Colonna di Traiano
The remarkable series of reliefs spiraling up this column celebrate... 		Memorials / Monuments Imperial Forums
 
The Colosseum
The most spectacular extant edifice of ancient Rome, the Colosseo... 		Archaeological Sites Imperial Forums
 
Comitium
The open space in front of the Curia was the political hub of... 		Squares Roman Forum
 
Curia
The best-preserved building of the Forum, this large brick building... 		Government Buildings Roman Forum
 
Domus Augustana
In the Palazzi Imperiali complex, this palace named for the "August"... 		Houses / Mansions Palatine Hill
 
Domus Aurea
Legend has it that Nero famously fiddled while Rome burned. Fancying... 		Archaeological Sites Colosseum and Environs
 
Domus Flavia
This palace in the Palazzi Imperiali complex was used by Domitian... 		Castles / Palaces Palatine Hill
 
Foro di Augusto
These ruins, along with those of the Foro di Nerva, on the northeast... 		Archaeological Sites Imperial Forums
 
Foro di Cesare
Julius Caesar was the first to attempt to rival the original... 		Archaeological Sites Imperial Forums
 
Foro di Traiano
Of all the Imperial Fora complexes, Trajan's was the grandest... 		Archaeological Sites Imperial Forums
 
Imperial Forums
A complex of five grandly conceived squares flanked with colonnades... 		Archaeological Sites Imperial Forums
 
Musei Capitolini
Surpassed in sheer size and richness only by the Musei Vaticani... 		Museums / Galleries Campidoglio
 
Museo Palatino
The Palatine Museum charts the history of the hill from Archaic... 		Museums / Galleries Palatine Hill
 
Orti Farnesiani
Alessandro Farnese, a nephew of Pope Paul III, commissioned the... 		Gardens / Arboretums Palatine Hill
 
Palatine Hill
Just beyond the Arch of Titus lies the Clivus Palatinus, which... 		Neighborhoods / Streets Palatine Hill
 
Palazzo Senatorio
During the Middle Ages this city hall looked like the medieval... 		Government Buildings Campidoglio
 
The Roman Forum
From the main entrance on Via dei Fori Imperali, descend into... 		Archaeological Sites Roman Forum
 
Santa Francesca Romana
This church, a 10th-century edifice with a Renaissance facade... 		Religious Sites Roman Forum
 
Santa Maria Antiqua
The earliest Christian site in the Forum was originally part... 		Religious Sites Roman Forum
 
Santa Maria di Aracoeli
Sitting atop its 124 steps—"the grandest loafing place... 		Religious Sites Campidoglio
 
Santi Cosma e Damiano
Home to one of the most striking Early Christian mosaics in the... 		Religious Sites Imperial Forums
 
Stadio Palatino
Domitian created this vast open space immediately adjoining his... 		Archaeological Sites Palatine Hill
 
Tempio di Antonino e Faustina
Erected by the Senate in honor of Faustina, deified wife of emperor... 		Religious Sites Roman Forum
 
Tempio di Castore e Polluce
One of the most evocative images of ancient Roman architecture... 		Religious Sites Roman Forum
 
Tempio di Cesare
Built by Augustus, Caesar's successor, the temple stands over... 		Religious Sites Roman Forum
 
Tempio di Venere e Roma
The now-truncated columns of this temple (once Rome's largest)... 		Religious Sites Roman Forum
 
Tempio di Vespasiano
All that remains of Vespasian's temple are three graceful Corinthian... 		Religious Sites Roman Forum
 
Tempio di Vesta
While just a fragment of the original building, the remnant of... 		Religious Sites Roman Forum
 
Via Sacra
The celebrated basalt-paved road that loops through the Roman... 		Neighborhoods / Streets Roman Forum
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