Roman Forum

Travel
by Italy Magazine Staff | Wed, 06/01/2022 - 03:00
Google Maps’ Street View feature has helped many of us virtually travel to places we were curious about or nostalgic for. The tool launched on May 25, 2007.…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Fri, 10/23/2020 - 00:00
The Roman Forum was for centuries the center of Rome’s public life. All important social and political events took place here, from elections to public…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Wed, 03/06/2019 - 10:20
The successful ‘Sundays at the Museum’ initiative, which provided free admission to state museums on the first Sunday of the month, has been replaced by ‘…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Wed, 06/20/2018 - 04:40
S.U.P.E.R., acronym for ‘Seven Unique Places to Experience in Rome,’ is the new cumulative ticket that gives access to seven sites within the Archeological…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Tue, 03/15/2016 - 05:35
The Basilica of Santa Maria Antiqua, the oldest and most important Christian monument inside the Roman Forum, is scheduled to reopen on March 17, after a 30-…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Tue, 11/03/2015 - 02:00
We recently featured an article where we took readers on a stroll along the Roman Forum. Now add this to your stroll as a new fascinating site just opened in…
Travel
by Silvia Donati | Tue, 05/05/2015 - 17:25
When you visit Rome, make sure you walk by the Roman Forum at night: the new lighting system designed by Oscar winner Vittorio Storaro and his daughter…
Culture
by Silvia Donati | Wed, 10/08/2014 - 05:56
As part of the celebrations marking 2,000 years since the death of Rome's first emperor, Augustus, the ancient Vicus Iugarius, or street of the Yoke-makers, in…
Culture
by Carol King | Wed, 06/12/2013 - 04:57
Carol King selects the Top 5 must-see archaeological sites in Italy. Colosseo and Foro Romano, Rome, Lazio Ancient Roman Emperor Vespasian started construction…
Culture
by Natalie Aldern | Mon, 01/31/2011 - 04:17
An artist's reconstruction of the House of the Vestal VirginsAfter 20 years, the House of the Vestal Virgins has reopened in the Roman Forum.The ancient palace…