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The Roman Forum and the Palatine

Formerly a swampy area, only from the end of the seventh century BC with the reclamation of the valley, the Roman Forum slowly began to become the centre of public life for over a millennium. Over the centuries, the various monuments were built: at first, the buildings for political, religious and commercial activities, then the civil basilicas where judicial activities took place, during the second century BC.

At the end of the Republican age, the ancient Roman Forum had become insufficient to perform the function of the administrative and representative centre of the city. The various dynasties of emperors added only prestigious monuments: the Temple of Vespasian and Titus, the Temple of Antoninus Pius and Faustina, dedicated to the memory of the deified emperors, and the monumental Arch of Septimius Severus, built in 203 AD. at the western end of the square, to celebrate the emperor's victories over the Parti.

The last major intervention was carried out by the emperor Maxentius in the early 4th century AD with the construction of the temple dedicated to the memory of his son Romulus and the imposing Basilica on the Velia. The last monument built in the Forum was the Column erected in 608 AD in honour of the Byzantine emperor Phocas.

In the Aeneid, Virgil tells of the amazing adventure of the Greeks who, having immigrated from Arcadia under the guidance of the Minor Deity Evander and his son Pallas, are lead to settle on one of the seven hills of Rome, the Palatine.

According to Roman mythology, the Palatine was the birth-place of Romulus and Remus, the twin brothers suckled and raised by the she-wolf who were  to become the founders of Rome. Shrouded in legend and steeped in history, the Palatine Hill is a place of enchantment.

Evoking images of the ancient abodes of imperial rulers and the subsequent Farnese gardens, this spelling-binding cradle of civilization today is an open-air museum. The vestiges of the past are immersed in luxuriant vegetation unfolding over the hill’s slopes from where an all-embracing panorama of the archaeological remains below may be fully enjoyed.

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Address 
POINT (12.4900753 41.8875179)
POINT (12.486949174174 41.892586289925)
POINT (12.49020861444 41.890248098303)
Timetables 

Early closure on the occasion of the Way of the Cross on Friday 29 March 2024
Last admission to the Colosseum: 12.00
Last admission to the Roman Forum - Palatine: 12.00

from 1 January to 29 February: 09.00 – 16.30
from 1st to 30th March: 09.00 – 17.30
from 31 March to 30 September: 09.00 – 19.15
from 1st to 26th October: 09.00 – 18.30
from 27 October to 31 December: 09.00 – 16.30

Last entry one hour before closing

 

Gateway Roman Forum/Palatine (without ticket office)
Entrances: Arch of Titus, Varco Vignola in Via di San Gregorio, Largo della Salara Vecchia and Carcere Mamertino.
Exits: Largo della Salara Vecchia, Arco di Tito, Varco Vignola in Via di San Gregorio, Via Petroselli

For updates and guidelines, please consult the official website.

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Locations

Foro Romano e Palatino, Via di San Gregorio, 30
Via di San Gregorio, 30
41° 53' 15.0648" N, 12° 29' 24.27" E
Foro Romano e Palatino, Via della Salara Vecchia, 5/6
Via della Salara Vecchia, 5/6
41° 53' 33.3096" N, 12° 29' 13.0164" E
Foro Romano e Palatino, Via Sacra
Via Sacra
41° 53' 24.8928" N, 12° 29' 24.7524" E

 

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