We very much enjoyed our visit to the Forum in Roma. After all, the Forum was for centuries the center of Roman public life: the site of triumphal processions and elections; the venue for public speeches, criminal trials, and gladiatorial matches; and the nucleus of commercial affairs. Here statues and monuments commemorated the city’s great men. The teeming heart of ancient Rome, it has been called the most celebrated meeting place in the world, and in all history. Located in the small valley between the Palatine and Capitoline Hills, the Forum today is a sprawling ruin of architectural fragments and intermittent archaeological excavations attracting 4.5 million sightseers yearly.
Many of the oldest and most important structures of the ancient city were located on or near the Forum. The Roman Kingdom’s earliest shrines and temples were located on the southeastern edge. These included the ancient former royal residence, the Regia (8th century BC), and the Temple of Vesta (7th century BC), as well as the surrounding complex of the Vestal Virgins, all of which were rebuilt after the rise of imperial Rome.
Here’s another installment of images from this amazing location…
I hope you enjoy them!
Once eagain I just love what you did with your photos! 🙂 It looks great.
Thank you, Dina!
Greatly captured photos! 🙂
Thank you very much!
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From 2017, one of my favorite places to go for a walk! It’s a journey through history, as there is an incredible concentration of sites that were significant in European history.
My gosh, they’re beautiful. I’m passing them on to a couple of friends who are off to Rome soon.
Thank you very kindly!
These resemble paintings! Beautiful photos and what sounds like a fun trip through history.
Thank you very much!
You’re welcome!