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A visit to the Forum was the first thing on our agenda when we arrived in Rome. We wandered around open-mouthed for about an hour and a half. I am sure this is overstating it, but we felt like we were ind the cradle of Western civilization. It is hard to imagine all that took place here, but it feels like you are walking where Nero, among countless Caesars, ruled, plotted and had lunch. In the photo is the massive Arch of Titus, celebrating the Roman victory over the Jews in 70 AD. It is also a reminder of the struggles of the Jews for several millenia and reminds us that so many of the problems, aninosities and sufferings of the past are still with us today.
You can see the size of this monument from my appearing dwarfed by it on the steps. Leave a Comment |
The temple of Saturn is the oldest temple in the Forum Romanum. It was first built in 498 BC. There have been three temples dedicated to Saturn here. The first temple was demolished in 42 BC when a new temple was built in stone. This temple was destroyed by the fire of 283 AD, which destroyed major parts of the Forum Romanum. The temple was reconstructed. The eight columns you see today are from this third temple. An inscription says: Senatus populusque romanus incendio consumptum restituit (The Roman senate and people restored what fire had consumed). Leave a Comment |
I studied Latin at school.
As a result, many of the words found in Rome are easily recognisable to me.. and I can see where they originated from. The word 'forum' comes from the term 'an outdoor place'.
This was the place where people gathered for social gatherings, religious festivities, elections, becoming the centre of political significance in Rome, with its temples and political buildings.
To us today it is a maze, and we have to use our imagination for a large part of the forum.
But that which is still proudly left there, shows us how incredibly immense this place was.
I could've spent alot longer walking around the forum, but with the searing heat, and a toddler, we werent able to explore as much as we'd hoped to.
Next time :) Leave a Comment Address: Via dei Fori ImperialiPhone: 06-699-0110Directions: Between the Colosseum and Piazza Venezia |
In the Forum, much of the once elegant and tall architecture is now reduced to rubble and ruin.Thankfully however, there are still glimpses of what once was here and there. There is alot to see here.
We were sitting in the shade, near what we learnt was Caesar's altar, out of the blinding sun, and this lady came to sit next to us. She asked where we were form and we said 'South Africa' etc... and returned the question. She said she was a true Roman. We thought she was kidding, just having a laugh (wouldn't she be an Italian?). She spoke quite disparagingly about all the tourists that were there in the forum, assuring us that we werent like them, we were deeper individuals... we spoke of the significance of the ruins and what it says of humankind. She was right re the fact that many people walk around and (through ignorance and lack of research prior to coming here), don't know what they are looking at. In a forum where things are not sign posted and labelled, unless you have done some homework, you will not know what is what. She said people came along just to say they had been, that they were shallow and fickle.
Quite a deep discussion for a hot sweaty day, especially when trying to be diplomatic to her and tourists alike. Bitterness gets one no-where though, and it's a pity that the furrows in her brow will only increase with age.
No matter what people might think of tourists in an area, they are the people who are ensuring that the buildings are maintained and looked after through the income thta is generated through their visits. Leave a Comment Address: Via dei Fori ImperialiPhone: 06-699-0110Directions: Between the Colosseum and Piazza Venezia |
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The Arch of Titus was built in 81 AD, and commemorates the conquest of Jerusalem by some guy named Titus 11 years earlier.
It is famous for its engraved frieze showing Roman soldiers carrying a Jewish "Menorah" (seven branches chandelier) as a war trophy. Also on top is an engraving with the fanous SPQR.
"The Senate and People of Rome." Leave a Comment |
The Forum is an obvious must-see in Rome and the most spectacular collection of ruins in the city. After the fall of the Roman Empire, many of the great government buildings, temples and mouments fell into disrepair. Today, only ruins remain. The Forum is a large area filled with significant ruins, including the Temple of Vesta, the tomb of Julius Caesar, and the spectacular Arch of Titus.
The Forum is best viewed by taking a tour or bring along a detailed guidebook. Many English language tours are offered for free, starting at the entrance to the Forum nearest the Colosseum. The Forum is most interesting if you understand what you are looking at and how those building functioned in ancient Rome. Most guided tours tend to last about an hour. Leave a Comment |
The arch of Titus builds after the Roman victorious over Judea in the year 70 AD. This arch contains stone image of the golden Menorah brought from the temple in Jerusalem to Rome. Some says it might be still hidden in the archives somewhere in the cellars of the Vatican, some convinced that it was melted and re cycled. Leave a Comment |
My single most incredible moment was walking behind the Capitoline and catching my first glimpse of the Roman Forum spread out in front of me. From that vantage point, I could see the entire forum with the Colosseum in the distance. It is such an amazing sight and I can't recommend strongly enough that this be your first look at the area.
In the past I have come into the Forum from the Colosseum end and the view is not nearly as dramatic. Leave a Comment |
We walked into the Forum (entrance free) over the Via Sacre. An ancient Roman road leading from the coloseum to the Forum. Look were you walk, because it is easy to sprain an ankle here...
It is hard to imagine horses and wagons riding these roads. They must have been hurt sometimes stepping just beside the larges stones.... But on some spots it is very obvious the wagons came often, since there are tracks cut into the stones.
At the end of this picture the next arch is situated. It is the arch of Titus. Leave a Comment |
originally a circular building with twenty columns the temple of vesta was built in the 4th century AD. six vestal virgins were required to keep alight the sacred flame in the temple. next to the temple was the house of the vestal virgins. Address: roman forumDirections: ancient center, metro: colosseo |
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