The ancient sights of Rome

A quick guide to the top ruins, temples, and other ancient sites in Rome, Italy

 

Near the Forum and Colosseum

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The Palatine Hill
The Imperial Fori
Trajan's Market
The Colosseum
The Arch of Constantine
The Capitoline Hill & Museums
The Theater of Marcellus
The Foro Boario (Temples of Hercules Victor and Portunus)
San Clemente (Roman streets, houses, and altar to Mithras)

 

In the Historic Center (near Piazza Navona, the Spanish Steps, and Via Veneto)

The Pantheon
The Column of Marcus Aurelius
Largo Argentina (temples, Baths of Pompey)
Museo Nazionale Romano: Palazzo Altemps
The Pasquino
Piazza Navona (stadium remains)
Theater of Pompey

 

Across the Tiber: Around Trastevere & The Vatican

Castel Sant'Angelo (Hadrian's Tomb)
Santa Ceclia in Trastevere (remains of Roman house)
Vatican Museums

 

 

 

Near Termini

Museo Nazionale Romano: Palazzo Massimo alle Terme
Museo Nazionale Romano: Aula Ottagona
Museo Nazionale Romano: The Baths of Diocletian
Santa Maria degli Angeli (Baths of Diocletian)

 

 

 

The Appian Way & The South

The Ancient Appian Way

 

 

 

The Catacombs
The Catacombs of San Callisto
The Catacombs of San Domitilla
The Catacombs of San Sebastiano
The Tomb of Cecilia Metella

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