The Roman Forum in Rome 2. Rome is the most visited city in Italy In 2019, more than 9 million tourists visited Rome, making it the most visited city in Italy before Milan andVenice. It ranks as the 3rd most visited city in Europe after London and Paris, and overall 16thmost visited ...
Heir to Julius Caesar, he was one of the most famous (and controversial) leaders from Ancient Rome, but how much do you really know about Caesar Augustus? From political strife to private life, here are 8 facts you mightn’t know about the famous Roman Statesman. 1. He was adopted by ...
Temples to the gods have always been of vital importance, and these sanctuaries in Greece and Etruria flourished; the first Roman sanctuaries were built more on Etruscan models. The early shrine to Jupiter in Rome, the Capitolium, built in the late sixth century BC, was unquestionably worked i...
Roman Forum, most important forum in ancient Rome, situated on low ground between the Palatine and Capitoline hills. The Roman Forum was the scene of public meetings, law courts, and gladiatorial combats in republican times and was lined with shops and o
Roman Forum Forum’s Early History According to a widely accepted legend, ancient Rome was founded by brothers Romulus and Remus in 753 B.C. After a rising conflict, Romulus killed Remus, became king and named Rome after himself. The traditional story also credits Romulus with starting an alli...
The dead gladiator’s body was dragged off from the stage via the Porta Libitinaria - named in honour of the Roman goddess Libitina, patron of funerals and death customs. Afterwards his body would be stripped of its armour and weapons in the nearbyspoliarium, ready to be used by the next...
After 450 years as a republic, Rome became an empire in the wake of Julius Caesar’s rise and fall in the first century B.C. The long and triumphant reign of its first emperor, Augustus, began a golden age of peace and prosperity; by contrast, the Roman Empire’s decline and fall by...
-wolf on the banks of the Tiber, who took them in and fed them. Eventually the boys grew up to found a city. But like brothers, they had an argument about who would be the ruler of their new city, and Remus was killed. Romulus became ruler and named the city after himself: Rome....
Comprehensive and meticulously documented facts about freedom of speech. Learn why the founders of the U.S. included free speech in the Bill of Rights, how courts have ruled in such cases, and much more. For example: • Totalitarianism • Private Party Suppression • Student Rights • ...
Many blockbuster movies have been inspired by the history of these battles in the amphitheater such as Gladiator which incidentally was not even filmed in Rome, but in sets across different parts of Tunisia. 7. Monument for the Roman People, NOT the Emperor ...