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 Forum Ruins in Rome by deecat
So, I suggest that you view the whole area from the Capitoline Hill above it. From that vantage point, you can understand and pick out the most substantial of the ruins. You can also see the main street (Via Sacra{Sacred Way}) which was the path followed through the Forum for triumphal and religious processions as they made their way to the Capitol for the purpose of giving thanks at the Temple of Jupiter.
For me, the most interesting items in these ruins are the Temple of Castor & Pollux which was dedicated to the twin brothers of Helen of Troy. I like its Corinthian columns.
I also enjoyed seeing the circular Temple of Vesta and behind it the House of the Vestal Virgins. From mythology I knew that the Vestal Virgins served Vesta, goddess of hearth and home. She also protected children. So her temple was one of ancient Rome's most sacred. There was a flame that was kept alive by the Vestal Virgins because it symbolized the continuation of the state of Rome. They thought that if the flame died, so died Rome.
The House was where the cherished virgins lived. There were 50 rooms and was probably annexed to the Temple.
Everyone has his/her favorites in the Forum Ruins, much of it based on personal taste or architectural interests. My favorites always have to do with the mythological tale or legend that accompanies it. Leave a Comment
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 view over Forum by sandysmith
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 The arch of Septimus
Severus by unravelau
There is an atmosphere about Rome that you may miss when away ..........but this is only one of many aspects of this historic place that I miss. Leave a Comment
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 Temple of Antoninus and
Faustina by CandS
This temple has an inscription on the architrave which identifies the building as the temple of emperor Antonius Pius and his wife Faustina. It was originally built after her death in 141 AD, but in 161 AD when Antonius died it was dedicated to the couple. Leave a Comment
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 View from the top by TinKan
Walk, walk and more walking.... it is the key to seeing the city of Rome.
When walking around Rome always look up and try to take some of the walking streets or go down some of the more populated side streets. You will see so much more of Rome than just the major attractions.
Just walk from one place to the other, keep your eyes open and take it all in.
Rome is a great place to people watch. You can sit and watch the fasion show around 4 pm when the families come out all dressed up for the evening.
For the best view of the city of Rome go to the top of St Angelos ..... Leave a Comment
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Rome was the capital of the most powerful empire in the antiquity. A part of this empire was Dacia - now Romania. The Trajan's column shows the most remarcable aspects of the war between the Romans and our ancestors; it takes place in the complex of the Trajan’s Forum planned by the famous architect Apollodor from Damascus. In the plinth, inside the sepulchral room, the emperor's ashes were placed in a gold urn but the precious sepulchral room was sacked during Middle Ages.
The Dacians' weapons are represented in the plinth. Along the whole column, with a spiral course about 200 meters long, bas-relief friezes tell scenes of war and Trajan’s life.On the top there was once a Trajan's statue which unfortunately got lost and was replaced by a St. Peter’s statue of the 16th century. A very small door is the entrance to the emperor grave and also to a spiral staircase which gets to the top. Leave a Comment
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 Roman Foro by pili
A very useful piece of advice: when you go there, don´t forget to take a lot of water, because you have no place to buy, and wear old clothes because you will get out of this place totally dirty, because of the dust of this place.-
El Foro constituía el centro de la vida política, comercial y judicial en la antigua Roma. -
Un consejo: cuando vayan lleven consigo agua, porque dentro del foro no hay lugar donde comprar y usen ropa vieja o fácilmente lavable porque si hay un poco de viento, el polvo que hay en el foro se habrá trasladado en su totalidad a su ropa.- Leave a Comment
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 The sacred way leading to
Colosseum by suubi
The coexistence of history, architecture, religion, art and everyday life is very thrilling and its what makes Rome. Leave a Comment
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 Mercati di Traiano by Sarita76Leave a Comment
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 by GUYON
To see : on the Via dei Fori Imperiali, the extension of the Roman Empire presented through several maps. Impressive.
See other photograph in travelogue.
An idea : climb the hill which is on the left of the photograph (but off the image) to have a look on the Colosseo and the FORI. Leave a Comment
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