According to legend, a heavily-laden ship once sank in the place that is now Tiber Island (Isola...
Category - Ancient Rome
All about Ancient Rome.
Trajan’s Forum
Trajan’s Forum was built by the Emperor Trajan between 107 and 113 AD. It was financed by the...
Temple of Antoninus and Faustina
The great temple above which the church of San Lorenzo in Miranda was built in the seventh and...
Hadrian’s Villa
The magnificent villa of Emperor Hadrian (Hadrian’s Villa), which has been declared world...
Milvian Bridge
As early as republican times, a Milvian Bridge was built across the Tiber in the northern part of...
Temple of Castor and Pollux
Seeing the square of the Roman Forum to the west of the Arch of Augustus, the Temple of Castor and...
House of Vestals
The House of Vestals (the only female priesthood in Ancient Rome), on the south side of the Via...
Temple of Vesta
The Temple of Vesta, which is among the earliest in Rome, is positioned to the south of the Via...
Temple of Venus and Roma
On the imposing artificial base that still appears on the west side of the valley of the Colosseum...
Pyramid of Cestius
The Pyramid of Cestius on Piazza di Porta San Paolo was integrated into the Aurelian Wall along...
Mausoleum of Augustus
In 29 BC, after conquering Egypt and visiting Alexander the Great’s tomb in Alexandria, Augustus...
Theater of Marcellus
Theater of Marcellus was erected on a site before the Temple of Apollo Sosianus, probably the same...