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| Foro Romano |
Foro Romano (Roman Forum) was the center of the
civic and economic life of Rome in the Republican era.
It kept its prominent role even in the Imperial age. The
monumental complex lies between the Capitol, the
Imperial Forums, the Colosseo and the Palatine.
civic and economic life of Rome in the Republican era.
It kept its prominent role even in the Imperial age. The
monumental complex lies between the Capitol, the
Imperial Forums, the Colosseo and the Palatine.
Use this inter-active map to see where the Forum is located.
You can zoom in and out on the ruins. The Forum lies just
west of the Colosseum, which can be seen in the
background (pictured right and below-left).
You can zoom in and out on the ruins. The Forum lies just
west of the Colosseum, which can be seen in the
background (pictured right and below-left).
| This three picture panorama is taken from the east side of the Foro Romano, about two blocks from the Coliseum. The Monument to Victor Emmanuel II (below) is about two blocks to the left on this street. |
| Temple of Saturnus |
| A small part of the Foro Romano. |
| Curia |
| Via Dei Fori Imperiali |
| Church of Saint Francesca Romana |
| Monument to Victor Emmanuel II |
| Back of Monument to Victor Emmanuel II |
First king of Italy (1861–78), born in Turin, Piedmont, NW Italy. As king of Sardinia from 1849, he appointed Cavour
as his chief minister (1852). He fought against Austria (1859), winning victories at Montebello, Magenta, and
Solferino, and gaining Lombardy. In 1860 Modena, Parma, the Romagna, and Tuscany were peacefully annexed,
Sicily and Naples were added by Garibaldi, and Savoy and Nice were ceded to France. Proclaimed King of Italy at
Turin, he fought on the side of Prussia in the Austro–Prussian War (1866), and after the fall of the French empire
(1870) he entered and annexed Rome.
as his chief minister (1852). He fought against Austria (1859), winning victories at Montebello, Magenta, and
Solferino, and gaining Lombardy. In 1860 Modena, Parma, the Romagna, and Tuscany were peacefully annexed,
Sicily and Naples were added by Garibaldi, and Savoy and Nice were ceded to France. Proclaimed King of Italy at
Turin, he fought on the side of Prussia in the Austro–Prussian War (1866), and after the fall of the French empire
(1870) he entered and annexed Rome.
Colosseo
Colosseo