SiteS of Ancient Rome

Roman Forum

The Roman Forum, (Latin: Forum Romanum) sometimes known by its

original Latin title, is located between the Palatine hill and

the Capitoline hill of the city of Rome. It is the central area

around which the ancient Roman civilization

developed. Citizens refered to the location as the "Forum

Magnum" or just the "Forum".

Vatican CityPeter’s Basilica

The Basilica of Saint Peter (Latin: Basilica Sancti Petri), officially known

in Italian as the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano and commonly known asSt. Peter's Basilica, is located within the

Vatican City in Rome. It occupies a "unique position" as one of the holiest

sites and as "the greatest of all churches of Christendom". In Catholic

tradition, it is the burial site of its namesake Saint Peter, who was one of

the twelve apostles of Jesus and, according to tradition, was the first

Bishop of Antioch, and later first Bishop of Rome and therefore first in

the line of the papal succession. While St. Peter's is the most famous of

Rome's many churches, it is not the first in rank, an honour held by the

Pope's cathedral church, the Basilica of St. John Lateran.

Mausoleum of Augustus

The Mausoleum of Augustus was a large tomb

built by the Roman Emperor Augustus in 28 BC on the

Campus Martius in Rome. The Mausoleum, now located on

the Piazza Augusto Imperatore, is no longer open to tourists, and the ravages of time and

carelessness have stripped the ruins bare. However, the ruins

remain an impressive and dominating landmark on the northern side of the Campus

Martius.

The Roman Pantheon

The Pantheon in Rome was built as an

heathen sanctuary between 118 and 125

AD by emperor Hadrian. Today it is a Catholic Church, that

is dedicated to all martyrs. With a

diameter of 43,4 m, its dome was the biggest in the world till 1913.

Roman Colossuem

The Colosseum or Coliseum, originally theFlavian

Amphitheatre (Latin: Amphitheatrum Flavium,

Italian Anfiteatro Flavio or Colosseo), is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city ofRome, Italy, the largest

ever built in the Roman Empire. It is one of

the greatest works of Roman architecture and

Roman engineering.