City of Rome
The ancient city of Rome, its layout and hills.
Pomoerium
The pomoerium was originally an area circling the inhabited area of the city of Rome.
The pomoerium was originally an area circling the inhabited area of the city of Rome.
Insula
Many people in ancient Rome lived in an insula.
Many people in ancient Rome lived in an insula.
Lacus Curtius
The Lacus Curtius is located in the Roman Forum and is named for a Sabine named Curtius.
The Lacus Curtius is located in the Roman Forum and is named for a Sabine named Curtius.
Roman Forum
Pictures of the remains of ancient monuments in the Roman forum.
Pictures of the remains of ancient monuments in the Roman forum.
Colosseum
The Colosseum is also known as the Flavian Amphitheater. The Colosseum is a large sports arena.
The Colosseum is also known as the Flavian Amphitheater. The Colosseum is a large sports arena.
Forum Romanum
Profile of the Roman Forum: the Roman forum or Forum Romanum, by the Capitoline Hill, was the center of life in ancient Rome.
Profile of the Roman Forum: the Roman forum or Forum Romanum, by the Capitoline Hill, was the center of life in ancient Rome.
The Founding of Rome
Rome was founded, according to the most common founding legend, by Romulus, the eponymus son of Mars and Rhea Silvia, a Vestal Virgin.
Rome was founded, according to the most common founding legend, by Romulus, the eponymus son of Mars and Rhea Silvia, a Vestal Virgin.
Cloaca Maxima
The cloaca maxima was the sewer system built in the sixth or seventh century B.C., by one of the kings of Rome -- probably Tarquinius Priscus, although Livy attributes it to Tarquin the Proud -- to drain the marshes in the valleys between the hills into the Tiber River.
The cloaca maxima was the sewer system built in the sixth or seventh century B.C., by one of the kings of Rome -- probably Tarquinius Priscus, although Livy attributes it to Tarquin the Proud -- to drain the marshes in the valleys between the hills into the Tiber River.
Servian Wall
The Servian Wall that surrounded the city of Rome was supposedly built by the Roman king Servius Tullius in the 6th century B.C.
The Servian Wall that surrounded the city of Rome was supposedly built by the Roman king Servius Tullius in the 6th century B.C.
The Roman Forum
Glossary entry on the Roman Forum. The Forum Romanum was located in the area between the Palatine and Capitoline that was surrounded with temples and public buildings.
Glossary entry on the Roman Forum. The Forum Romanum was located in the area between the Palatine and Capitoline that was surrounded with temples and public buildings.
The Roman Fora
The fora (forums) were public squares and places for business. They included fish and vegetable markets.
The fora (forums) were public squares and places for business. They included fish and vegetable markets.
Curia - The House of the Roman Senate
The curia was part of the political center of Roman life, the Roman forum's comitium, which was at the time a rectangular space mostly aligned with the cardinal points, with the curia to the north.
The curia was part of the political center of Roman life, the Roman forum's comitium, which was at the time a rectangular space mostly aligned with the cardinal points, with the curia to the north.
Tiber River
The Tiber River is the main river of Rome.
The Tiber River is the main river of Rome.
7 Hills of Rome
Monuments of the seven hills of Ancient Rome.
Monuments of the seven hills of Ancient Rome.
Saepta - ovile
Saepta was the voting precinct in the campus Martius.
Saepta was the voting precinct in the campus Martius.
Campus Martius
The Campus Martius is the level ground between the slopes of the Capitoline, the Quirinal, and the Pincian hills, and the Tiber.
The Campus Martius is the level ground between the slopes of the Capitoline, the Quirinal, and the Pincian hills, and the Tiber.