Skip-the-Line Roman Forum Palatine and Imperial Forum Super Pass

The Roman Forum was the centre of public life in the city for more than a millennium, from the late 7th century BC until the 5th century AD. Over the course of time, various structures were built in this area at the foot of the Capitol: first the buildings for political, religious and commercial activities and then, during the 2nd century BC, the civil basilicas, intended to house judicial activities. By the end of the Republican Age (mid-1st century BC) the ancient Forum had already become insufficient to serve as the administrative and representative center of the city.

45 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Palatine Hill

Palatine Hill preserves the remains of Iron Age settlements dating back to the earliest nucleus of the city of Rome. The hill was the site of important city cults, including that of the Magna Mater (Cybele) and, between the 2nd and 1st centuries BC, it became the residential quarter of the Roman aristocracy, with elegant dwellings featuring exceptional pictorial and floor decorations, such as those preserved in the House of the Griffins. Augustus symbolically chose the hill as the site of his residence, which consisted of several buildings, including the House of Livia. Later the hill became the site of the imperial palaces: the Domus Tiberiana, the Domus Transitoria, then the Domus Aurea, and finally the Domus Flavia, divided into a public and a private sector, known as the Domus Augustana. From the complex and partly overlapping floor plans.

40 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free

The area of the Imperial Fora represents for sure one of the most famous and at the same time most fascinating archaeological and historical areas in the world. The promenade that starts at the Colosseum and ends at Venice Square takes everyone aback and moves even the most experienced tourist. But what are exactly the Imperial Fora? They are a number of squares and monuments built mainly by Roman emperors Cesar and Augustus in less than two centuries, in the center of Rome. Let's start with a pearl: originally the “valley of the forum” was a swampland! It was actually emperor Caesar in 46 B.C. who initiated the reclamation and started using the area (the expropriation of the lands cost him over 60 million sestertii!! (an ancient Roman coin)). The forum of Caesar was followed by the Forum of Augustus, the forum of the Peace, built by Vespasian, the Forum of Nerva, and finally the spectacular forum of Trajan, with the group of Trajan markets.

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