This collection gathers sites and events from Ancient Rome, from its origins to late antiquity: forums, temples, public buildings, and everyday homes. It suits readers who want to understand the historic center before a visit or study the imperial period in more depth.
Places: Ancient Rome (120)
A Weekend in Rome: What to See in Two DaysA weekend in Rome is, in practice, two full days and two half evenings: if you arrive on Friday evening and leave on Sunday evening you have about…- Abbazia di Santa Maria di FalleriThe Abbey of Santa Maria di Falleri is not private and is not open every day: the church belongs to the Municipality of Fabrica di Roma, which open…
- Albano Laziale (RM)Albano Laziale is in the province of Rome, in the Alban Hills, just under 25 kilometers from the center of the capital along Via Appia (State Road…
- Ancient City of Sutri Regional Natural ParkAncient City of Sutri Regional Natural Park - SR2, 01015 Sutri VT, Italy
- Ancient Roman Festivals: The Calendar and the PlacesIn the painted calendars that the Romans posted in the forums, the days marked as public feriae number more than a hundred, and with the cycles of…
- Ansedonia (GR)Ansedonia (GR) -
- Antiquarium of the Celian HillThe Antiquarium of the Celian Hill is closed to the public. The building of the municipal Antiquarium, on the side of the hill that looks onto Via…
- Antonio Canova’s Studio and HouseAntonio Canova's Studio and House occupies the corner between Via delle Colonnette and Via Antonio Canova, in the Campo Marzio rione, a few dozen m…
- Anzio (RM)Anzio (RM) - Via Fanciulla d’Anzio, 00042 Anzio RM
- Appia RugbyAppia Rugby
Viale Appio Claudio, 113
Roma
Amateur sports association committed to spreading the fundamental principles of s…
- Appian Way ParkThe Appian Way Park is the largest urban park in Europe and is a protected natural area of about 4,580 hectares established in 1988 by the Lazio Re…
- Aqua Virgo aqueductAqua Virgo, the last Roman aqueduct still working.
The Aqua Virgo (Acqua "Vergine") dates to 19 BC and was the sixth of the 11 ancient Roman aquedu…
- Aqueducts ParkAqueducts Park - Via Lemonia, 221, 00174 Rome RM, Italy
- Aquino (FR)Aquino is in the province of Frosinone, in the Liri Valley, about 130 kilometers southeast of Rome and less than 20 kilometers from Cassino. The me…
- Ara PacisThe Ara Pacis Augustae (Altar of the Peace of Augustus) is an altar built by Augustus in 9 B.C. to Peace, in the sense of a deity.
- Arch of ConstantineArch of Constantine - Via di San Gregorio, 00186 Rome RM
- Arch of DolabellaThe Arch of Dolabella is on Via di San Paolo della Croce, on the Caelian, and you look at it from the street: free entry, no ticket, no booking, no…
- Arch of DrususThe Arch of Drusus is on Via di Porta San Sebastiano, at the start of Via Appia Antica, a few meters inside Porta San Sebastiano, and you look at i…
- Arch of GallienusThe Arch of Gallienus stands on Via di San Vito, on the Esquiline, and is viewed from the street: free, with no ticket, no reservation and no openi…
- Arch of JanusThe Arch of Janus stands in the Foro Boario, the open flat by the Tiber where in antiquity Rome's cattle market stood, a few steps from Santa Maria…
- Arch of Septimius SeverusThe Arch of Septimius Severus closes off the Roman Forum on the Capitoline side, at the northwest corner of the forum square. It was dedicated in A…
- Arch of the ArgentariiThe Arch of the Argentarii stands on Via del Velabro, leaning against the left side of the church of San Giorgio al Velabro, about 100 meters from…
- Arch of TitusThe Arch of Titus closes the Roman Forum on the Colosseum side, at the top of the Velia ascent, at the point where Via Sacra reached its highest el…
- Arcinazzo RomanoArcinazzo Romano is a municipality of the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital at about 850 meters of elevation, with just over 1,200 residents, barel…
- Arpino (FR)Arpino (FR) -
- Auditorium of MaecenasAuditorium of Maecenas - Largo Leopardi, 2, 00185 Rome RM, Italy
- Aurelian WallsThe Aurelian Walls are the city walls built in Rome between 270 and 275 by Aurelian to defend the Capital from the Alemanni, who had invaded Italy.
- Barberini MithraeumThe Barberini Mithraeum is one of the best-preserved Mithraic sanctuaries in Rome and, together with the Mithraeum of Santa Prisca on the Aventine,…
- Basilica di San Giorgio in VelabroThe Basilica di San Giorgio in Velabro is at Via del Velabro 19, in the Ripa district, set against the side of the Arco degli Argentari and about 3…
- Basilica of MaxentiusThe Basilica of Maxentius, more properly that of Constantine, is the last and largest civil basilica in the monumental center of Rome, once located…
- Basilica of NeptuneThe Basilica of Neptune (Latin: basilica Neptuni) is a basilica built in Rome by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa in honor of the sea god Neptune, to celeb…
- Basilica of Saints Cosmas and DamianThe Basilica of Saints Cosmas and Damian faces onto Via dei Fori Imperiali at the level of the Roman Forum, and it is one of the few churches in Ro…
- Basilica of Saints John and Paul on the Caelian HillThe Basilica of Saints John and Paul is a minor basilica, a Catholic place of worship in Rome that hides the famous Roman houses of the Caelian Hill.
- Basilica of San Bartolomeo all’IsolaThe Basilica of San Bartolomeo all’Isola stands on the Tiber Island, in the Ripa district, and is the only monumental church in Rome built in the m…
- Basilica of San Nicola in CarcereThe Basilica of San Nicola in Carcere is on Via del Teatro di Marcello, in the Sant'Angelo district, a stone's throw from the Theater of Marcellus,…
- Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei MartiriThe Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri occupies the northern flank of Piazza della Repubblica, inside the great enclosure of the Ba…
- Basilica of Santa Maria in Via LataThe Basilica of Santa Maria in Via Lata faces Via del Corso, at number 306, wedged between the bulk of Palazzo Doria Pamphilj and the continuous fl…
- Basilica of Santa Prisca and MithraeumThe Basilica of Santa Prisca and Mithraeum occupies a quiet corner of the Aventine, on a small tree-lined square a few hundred meters from the Circ…
- Baths of CaracallaThe Baths of Caracalla are an incredible place to visit or experience during one of the exciting concerts and shows of Estate Romana. Tickets here…
- Baths of Diocletian – National Roman MuseumBaths of Diocletian - National Roman Museum - Viale Enrico de Nicola, 78, 00185 Rome RM, Italy
- Birthday of Rome: April 21 and How It Is CelebratedRome's Birthday is celebrated on April 21 and commemorates the founding of the city, which ancient tradition fixes at 753 BC: in 2026 the occasion…
- Caelian HillThe Celio is the hill where the noise of the Colosseum suddenly stops. Climb 200 meters up from Piazza del Colosseo and you find yourself on a stre…
- Camposanto TeutonicoThe Camposanto Teutonico is inside Vatican City, on the left flank of St. Peter's Basilica, and admission is free: no ticket, no reservation for th…
- Capitoline MuseumsCapitoline Museums - Piazza del Campidoglio, 1, 00186 Rome RM, Italy
- Capo di Bove (RM)Capo di Bove is an archaeological site on the Appian Way, on the outskirts of Rome, that contains the baths of a vast estate which in the 2nd centu…
- Cappella OrsiniCappella Orsini
Via di Grotta Pinta, 21
Roma
Cocktails and DJ sets in the former Church of Santa Maria in Grotta Pinta, bet…
- Casa dei Cavalieri di RodiCasa dei Cavalieri di Rodi is one of the most unusual buildings in the center of Rome: a 15th-century palace built over the ruins of the Forum of A…
- Castel Gandolfo (RM)Castel Gandolfo can be reached from Rome in just under an hour. The regional train on the Roma Termini - Albano Laziale line stops at Castel Gandol…
- Castel Sant'AngeloCastel Sant'Angelo (or Mole Adrianorum or Castellum Crescentii in the 10th-12th centuries), also known as the Mausoleum of Hadrian, is located on t…
- Castrense AmphitheaterThe Castrense Amphitheater stands in Piazza di Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, attached to the basilica and walled into the Aurelian Walls. From outsid…
- Cat Sanctuary at Largo ArgentinaCat Sanctuary at Largo Argentina - Largo di Torre Argentina corner of Largo Arenula (archaeological excavations) 00186 Rome
- Catacombs of San SebastianoCatacombs of San Sebastiano - Via Appia Antica, 136, 00179 Roma RM
- CentocelleCentocelle is visited without a ticket. The Centocelle Archaeological Park, along Via Casilina between Via di Centocelle and Viale Palmiro Togliatt…
- Centrale MontemartiniCentrale Montemartini - Via Ostiense, 106, 00154 Rome RM, Italy
- Church of San Paolo alla RegolaThe Church of San Paolo alla Regola stands in the heart of the Regola district, the seventh of Rome's 22 rioni, a short walk from the Tiber and hal…
- Church of San Pietro in CarcereThe Church of San Pietro in Carcere is at Clivo Argentario, at the foot of the Capitoline Hill, on the side of the Roman Forum that faces the Arch…
- Church of Santa Francesca RomanaThe Church of Santa Francesca Romana looks onto the Roman Forum from the eastern flank of the archaeological area, a few meters from the Basilica o…
- Church of Santa Maria AntiquaThe church of Santa Maria Antiqua is one of the oldest Catholic places of worship dedicated to the Madonna, in the 6th century, in a group of Domit…
- Church of Santo Stefano Rotondo on the Celian HillThe Church of Santo Stefano Rotondo on the Celian Hill is on Via di Santo Stefano Rotondo, on the Celian Hill, a few minutes' walk from the Colosse…
- Circo Variano e SessoriumBetween the basilica of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme and Porta Maggiore, in a sector of Rome that almost no tourist itinerary crosses, hides one of t…
- Circus MaximusThe Circus Maximus is an ancient Roman circus - with a capacity of 300,000 spectators - built in the valley between the Palatine and the Aventine f…
- Colle Oppio and the Baths of TrajanColle Oppio is a public park of 11 hectares above the Colosseum, and under that lawn there are three different things that almost everyone confuses…
- Collinetta Libera – Fosso della CecchignolaCollinetta Libera - Fosso della Cecchignola - 00143 Rome RM, Italy
- Colombari di Vigna CodiniThe Vigna Codini columbaria can't be visited today: the Appia Antica Archaeological Park writes that access is currently suspended because safety c…
- ColosseumKeep in mind that visiting the Colosseum + Forums (as well as the Vatican Museums) takes at least three and a half hours. Buy your skip-the-line ti…
- Columbarium of Pomponio HylasThe Columbarium of Pomponio Hylas is an underground burial chamber of the 1st century AD located at Via di Porta Latina 10, inside Parco degli Scip…
- Column of Marcus AureliusThe Column of Marcus Aurelius rises in the middle of Piazza Colonna, in the heart of the Campus Martius, and still stands exactly where it was plan…
- Corchiano GorgesThe protected area of the Corchiano Gorges Natural Monument stretches along the course of the Rio Fratta, a stream that runs inside the gorge below…
- Cori (LT)Cori is in Latina Province, perched on the north slope of the Lepini Mountains at an altitude ranging from about 220 meters at Cori Valle to nearly…
- Crypta Balbi – National Roman MuseumCrypta Balbi - National Roman Museum - Via delle Botteghe Oscure, 31, 00186 Rome RM, Italy
- Curia IuliaThe Curia Iulia is the chamber of the Roman Senate, the brick parallelepiped that closes the northern side of the Roman Forum, a few meters from th…
- Dogali ObeliskThe Dogali Obelisk is a monolith of red Aswan granite 6.34 meters tall, inscribed for the pharaoh Ramesses II and raised more than 3,000 years ago…
- Domus AureaDomus Aurea: inside the splendid Oppian Hill Park you'll find the entrance to the luxurious residence of the emperor Nero
- Domus Romane di Palazzo ValentiniThe Domus Romane di Palazzo Valentini are a fascinating underground route through Imperial Rome, a true nerve center of the Urbe's cultural and pol…
- Domus Transitoria and Neronian CryptoporticusThe Domus Transitoria can't be visited today. On the official website of the Colosseum Archaeological Park, the monument's page carries the words T…
- Esquiline ObeliskThe Esquiline Obelisk is the red granite monolith planted in the middle of Piazza dell'Esquilino, behind the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, that…
- Esquiline HillThe Esquilino is Rome's Rione XV, the one between Termini station and Porta Maggiore, and what to see here comes down to five things: Piazza Vittor…
- Fabrica di Roma (VT)Fabrica di Roma is a town in Viterbo Province at the foot of the Cimini Mountains, a short distance from Lake Vico and about an hour by car from th…
- Falerii NoviFalerii Novi is a Roman city left under a field, with its circuit of walls still standing and a medieval abbey church planted inside. It is in the…
- Ferentino (FR)Ferentino rises on a hill of the Monti Ernici about 75 kilometers from Rome, in the province of Frosinone, and overlooks the Valle del Sacco from a…
- Flaminian ObeliskThe Flaminian Obelisk is the red granite monolith that rises in the middle of Piazza del Popolo, at the exact point where the three streets of the…
- FondiFondi can be visited in half a day on foot, and what sets it apart from the other towns of southern Lazio is not the castle: it's the layout. The h…
- Formia (LT)Formia, on the Riviera di Ulisse, is known for its gardens, but above all for its vast artistic and cultural heritage, as well as its historical an…
- Forte AntenneForte Antenne
Via del Forte Antenne, 12
Roma
- Forum BoariumForum Boarium - Via della Greca, 00186 Rome RM
- Fountain of Anna PerennaFountain of Anna Perenna - Via Guidobaldo del Monte 4B Rome
- Frasca di CivitavecchiaThe Frasca of Civitavecchia, about 9 km from the port, is without a doubt the great green lung of Civitavecchia, recently named a Natural Monument…
- Free Rome: What to See Without Spending MoneyRome is the European city where you can see the most without paying anything, and also the city where, over the last three years, the list of what'…
- GabiiThe Gabii Archaeological Park, on via Prenestina Nuova at kilometer 19.300, 00132 Rome, is ordinarily closed to the public and can be visited only…
- Gipsoteca – Museum of Classical ArtThe 1,200 plaster casts of the gipsoteca (Museum of Classical Art at Sapienza) let students, researchers and enthusiasts trace centuries of the his…
- Gladiator MuseumGladiator Museum - Piazza Navona, 90, 00186 Rome RM, Italy
- Hadrian’s Villa in PalestrinaHadrian's Villa in Palestrina - SP20a, 90, 00036 Palestrina RM
- Hadrian’s Villa in TivoliHadrian's Villa in Tivoli - Largo Marguerite Yourcenar, 1, 00010 Tivoli RM
- Horace’s VillaHorace's Villa is located in the valley of the Licenza stream, in the municipality of Licenza (RM), and is a state archaeological area entrusted to…
- House of Augustus and House of LiviaWhere the House of Augustus and the House of Livia are and how to get there The two houses are on the southwestern flank of the Palatine, in the up…
- Hypogeum of the AureliiThe Hypogeum of the Aurelii is at Via Luigi Luzzatti 2, at the corner with Viale Manzoni, and it isn't open to the public at regular hours. It's ru…
- Imperial Forums Museum at Trajan’s MarketsImperial Forums Museum at Trajan's Markets - Via Quattro Novembre, 94, 00187 Roma RM, Italia
- Imperial Ports of Claudius and TrajanThe Port of Trajan is the hexagonal basin you see from the window 30 seconds before landing at Fiumicino, and almost none of the passengers who loo…
- Insula of the Ara CoeliThe Insula of the Ara Coeli is the Roman rental apartment building that can be seen set into the embankment to the left of the staircase of Santa M…
- Itri (LT)Itri (LT) is a municipality of a little over 10,000 residents in Latina Province, at 170 meters above sea level, in a valley of the Aurunci Mountai…
- Jewish Catacombs of Villa TorloniaThe Jewish Catacombs of Villa Torlonia cannot be visited: the Sovraintendenza capitolina says so plainly on the page dedicated to the villa, and th…
- L’Aquila (AQ)L’Aquila (AQ) is the capital of Abruzzo and sits at an elevation of 721 meters, on the plateau that the Aterno River cuts from north to south, with…
- Lake Albano EmissaryThe Lake Albano Emissary has no public openings with fixed hours: the Roman tunnel is largely flooded and the Castelli Romani Regional Park lists i…
- Lake NemiLake Nemi occupies the bottom of an extinct volcanic crater in the Alban Hills, about 30 kilometers south of Rome, and is the smaller and more secl…
- Lanuvio (RM)Lanuvio is 33 kilometers southeast of Rome, on the southern slope of the Alban Hills, inside the boundaries of the Castelli Romani Regional Park. T…
- Lapis NigerThe Lapis Niger is the square of black marble slabs that you see in the Roman Forum, a few meters from the facade of the Curia Iulia and almost in…
- Largo Torre Argentina – Sacred Area of Campo MarzioLargo Torre Argentina - Sacred Area of Campo Marzio - Largo di Torre Argentina, 00186 Roma RM
- Lateran ObeliskThe Lateran Obelisk, in the center of Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano, is the tallest Egyptian obelisk in the world: a monolith of red Aswan granit…
- Leaning Tower of RomeLeaning Tower of Rome - Salita del Grillo, 37, 00187 Rome RM
- Ludus MagnusThe Ludus Magnus is the largest of the gladiator barracks-schools of ancient Rome, and the only one of which anything visible remains: it stands 20…
- Macuteo ObeliskThe Macuteo Obelisk is the small red granite monolith set in the middle of the fountain in Piazza della Rotonda, right in front of the portico of t…
- Mamertine PrisonThe Mamertine Prison (or Tullian Prison, in Latin Carcer or Tullianum) is a very ancient prison, the oldest in Rome, and it is located in the Roman…
- Mausoleum of AugustusAfter 14 long years of closure for works, the monument symbol of imperial power: the Mausoleum of Augustus reopens in 2021.
A fortress in the Middl…
- Mausoleum of Campo Barbarico and Tomb of Sant’UrbanoMausoleum of Campo Barbarico and Tomb of Sant'Urbano: Campo Barbarico visible from outside. Sant'Urbano acquired by the State and made part of the…
- Mausoleum of Casal RotondoMausoleum of Casal Rotondo: Free to view along the sixth mile of Via Appia Antica.
- Mausoleum of Cecilia MetellaThe Mausoleum of Cecilia Metella is the great cylindrical tomb that stands just before the third mile of Via Appia Antica, in Rome, and is probably…
- Mausoleum of GallienusMausoleum of Gallienus: Visible from the road on Via Appia Antica (no. 610), at the ninth mile.
- Mausoleum of Lucilius PaetusMausoleum of Lucilius Paetus: Temporarily closed to the public for PNRR Caput Mundi restoration work, visible from outside.
- Mausoleum of Menenius AgrippaMausoleum of Menenius Agrippa: Visible from outside in a fenced green area along Via Nomentana.
- Mausoleum of Monte del GranoMausoleum of Monte del Grano: Open by mandatory reservation through the Contact Center 060608 (€4/€3, free with MIC card).
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