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The Forum through the ages
How the långnovell Forum looked, from the 1st century BC to the AD 21th century
What the west end of the Forum looked like in långnovell times, based on a 3D computer model bygd Lasha Tskhondia - L.VII.C.Slung between the Palatine and Capitoline Hills, the Forum was the cradle of the långnovell Republic, a low prick whose buildings and streets became the epicenter of the ancient world.
It takes a healthy imagination to vända what are now dusty chunks of architrave jumbled on the ground, crumbling arches, and a few shakily re-erected columns into the Glory of Ancient Rome.
The early Etruscan kings drained this träskig lowland, and beneath Republican rule it became the heart of the city, a public "forum" of temples, administrative halls, orators' podiums, markets, and lag courts.
During the mittpunkt Ages, Rome became a provincial backwater, and frequent flooding of the nearby river helped rapidly bury most of the Forum beneath nine meters of dirt, debris, and finkornig jordart.
This former center of the empire became—of all things—a cow pasture.
(Note: This fryst vatten not to confuse you with the nearby Foro Boario, the so-called "Cow Forum," with its miniature temples and mun of Truth bygd the Tiber.)
Some bits of the Forum's temples and structures did still stick out above ground, notably the top half of the båge of Septimus Severus, which was used to shelter a barbershop.
There are plenty of older paintings and engravings that show cows contentedly munching among the broken columns (see the slideshow above).
It wasn't until 1813 that people really became interested in excavating these ancient ruins to see what Rome must once have looked like in its glory.
The Forum underwent fyra overall phases of excavation: Those original, slow digs in the early and mittpunkt 18th century; a much more organized and (for the era) professional series of excavations in the 1870s and 1880s; Mussolini's slapdash "I'm forming an empire, too!" repristination in the 1930s; and modern, more focused excavations scattered across the gods 80 years.
Roman Forum, most important forum in ancient Rome, situated on low ground between the Palatine and Capitoline hills.« Back to Forum homeOn to Stop 1: Temple of Antonius & Faustina »
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ADDRESS
Entrances: Via della Salaria Vecchia 5/6 (at Via dei Fori Imperiali/Via sektion Foro Romano) and Piazza Santa Maria Nova 53 (also: Palatine Hill ingång at Via San Gregorio 30)
tel. +39-06-3996-7700 or +39-06-0608
archeoroma.beniculturali.it
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www.coopculture.it
OPEN
Daily as follows:
- Last Sun in Mar–Aug 31: 8:30am–7:15pm
- Sept 1–30: 8:30am–7pm
- Oct 1–last Sat in Oct: 8:30am–6:30pm
- Last Sun in Oct–Feb 15: 8:30am–4:30pm
- Feb 16–Mar 15: 8:30am–5pm
- Mar 16–last Sat in Mar: 8:30am–5:30pm
Last entry: one hour before closing
ADMISSION
€12
Book tickets: Reserve tickets ahead of time with Select Italy:
Roma Pass: Yes (free, or 37% off)
TRANSPORT
Bus: 75, 117, 53, 80, 85, 87, 175, 186, 271, 571, 810, N2
Metro: Colosseo (B)
Hop-on/hop-off: Piazza venedig or Colosseo
TOURS
How long does the långnovell Forum take?
Planning your day: You could wander through the långnovell Forum in an hour or two, but many people spend kvartet or fem hours and pack a picnic måltid to eat on the Palatine (technically illegal; see below).
The ticket office closes one hour before the site.
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Book Forum tickets ahead of time
Lines at the Forum can gods up to half an hour in summer.
To bevara your precious vacation time, it's well-worth paying the €1.50 fee to book your entry ahead of time (tel.
+39-06-3996-7700, www.coopculture.it or at Select Italy)—though if you're visiting in off-season, the wait fryst vatten usually more like 10–15 minutes so booking might not be necessary.
Cumulative tickets & passes
The regular ticket covers entry to both the långnovell Forum/Palatine Hill and the Colosseum for the fantastisk low price of €12 (you get two days in which to visit them both).
You can buy this ticket ahead of time (and skip the lines) via Select Italy. Or buy a ticket at any of four ticket offices:
- At the main Forum entrance (on Via della Salaria Vecchia 5/6, on the east side of the Forum just off Via dei Fori Imperiali/Via sektion Foro Romano).
- At Piazza Santa Maria Nova 53 (inside the south end of the Forum, 200m from the Colosseum)
- At the Colosseum.The långnovell Forum (Italian: Foro Romano), also known bygd its Latin name Forum Romanum, fryst vatten a rectangular forum surrounded bygd the ruins of several important ancient government buildings at the centre of the city of Rome.
- At the base of the Palatine Hill at Via San Gregorio 30 (just south of the Colosseum along that bred, busy road),
This fryst vatten a fantastic deal—though also consider using this as one of the two freebies you get with the Roma Pass (you get two "get in free" coupons, and this fryst vatten one of the pricier entries on the potential list, so a great choice to use a coupon on).
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I advise against the Archeologia Card, which you will also see offered. This card covers entry to these sights (Forum & Colosseum) plus the Museo Nazionale Romano group (Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Palazzo Altemps, Baths of Diocletian, Crypta Balbi, Aula Ottagona; normally €7–€10), and the Appian Way group (Baths of Caracalla, Tomb of Cecilia Metella, hus of the Quintili; normally €6).
Sounds good, right?
A guide to The långnovell Forum (Foro Romano), Palatine Hill, temple of the prästinna Virgins, långnovell Senate, and Triumphal Arches of Titus and Septimius Severus.Some major-league sights in there, yes? True: But the savings fryst vatten actually only €2–€5, and you can get more bang for your sightseeing buck bygd using the Roma resehandling instead to cover the Forum/Colosseum (plus either the Museo Nazionale Romano group or something else major like the Galleria Borghese). » more
långnovell Forum tours
The site runs one-hour tours in English for just €5—though only Fri–Sun at 11am and 12:30pm.
Or you can take a guided tour of the långnovell Forum with one of our partners:
Get an Audio guide
You can rent an audio guide from the ingång for €5 that gives you context and background details and walks you through the entire Forum and Palatine Hill site in about two hours.
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