Itinerary
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Pass By: Piazza del Colosseo, 00184 Rome Italy
You will walk along this Piazza in order to access the Colosseum and the Roman Forum.
Nothing was added from the time of the Roman Empire, what you see, is more or less the view that the romans had in the past.
Stop At: Colosseum, Piazza del Colosseo, 00184 Rome Italy
See more of the Colosseum with the benefit of a private half-day tour that includes skip-the-line tickets with access to the Belvedere section.
Meet your guide at your centrally-located Rome hotel for your 3.5-hour Colosseum tour. Skip the line at the Colosseum and wander the amphitheater following the path of the ancient Romans. Learn the history of this place and hear tales about the gladiators, battles with wild beasts, and even naval battles.
The Colosseum Belvedere extension takes you up to the third, fourth, and fifth tiers of Colosseum- offering you a unique view of the arena below and amazing views of the city of Rome. As you head to the upper decks of the Colosseum you will see where the masses watched the games, some of the Colosseum's disappearing architectural elements, and be entertained by your guide with stories and secrets from the past.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Roman Forum, Largo della Salara Vecchia 5/6, 00186 Rome Italy
Walk a short distance to the entrance of the Roman Forum and explore the ancient heart of Rome and discover the ruins of the political center of the great Empire. Listen to your guide describe how this place looked in its heyday. While walking down the Via Sacra, see the Temple of Julius Caesar, the House of the Vestal Virgins, the Temple of Saturn and the massive Curia romana.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Arch of Constantine, Via di San Gregorio, 00186 Rome Italy
Admire the view of the most important Triumphal Arch of Rome dedicated to the Famous Emperor Costantine.
This Arch represents a turning point of the Roman History and Art, a dividing line between the rise of the Christians and the decline of the Roman Empire.
Duration: 10 minutes
Pass By: Tempio di Vesta, Via Sacra 1 Roman Forum, 00186 Rome Italy
The Temple of Vesta (Latin Aedes Vestae; Italian: Tempio di Vesta) is an ancient edifice in Rome, Italy, located in the Roman Forum near the Regia and the House of the Vestal Virgins. The temple's most recognizable feature is its circular footprint. Since the worship of Vesta began in private homes, the architecture seems to be a reminder of its history. The extant temple used Greek architecture with Corinthian columns, marble, and a central cella. The remaining structure indicates that there were twenty Corinthian columns built on a podium fifteen meters in diameter. The roof probably had a vent at the apex to allow smoke release.
Pass By: Foro di Cesare, Via dei Fori Imperiali, 00100 Rome Italy
The Forum of Caesar (in Latin, Forum Iulium) is a forum which is part of the so-called Imperial Forums in Rome, where the first forum of this complex to be built.
The construction began at 54 a. C., and was finished at 29 a. C. by Augustus. While the Forum of Caesar, underwent some renovations in time of Trajan and the year after the fire 283 d. C.
Julio Cesar spent huge sums of money made in the campaign of Gaul (60 million sesterces as Cicero, according to Suetonius 100 million) to buy the land and expropriate private and demolish the buildings they occupied the area, and had also relocated to the Curia hostility and faces.
Julio Cesar sent instructed Cicero buy land that would serve to build the forum. Roman law had such power that even the emperors could go over the contracts.
Pass By: Via dei Fori Imperiali, 00186 Rome Italy
Admire the view of the famous Via dei Fori Imperiali, and be stunned by a marvellous view of the Ancient Rome