Colosseum

Symbol of Rome and one of the most on -unknown monuments in the world, it is the largest amphitheater that has ever been built.
Also called Flavo amphitheater because it is confirmed by the Flavic dynasty. It was erected in 72 AD by the Vespasian emperor and inaugurated eight years later, in 80 AD, by Tito.

ROMAN FORUM AND PALATINE

One of the largest archaeological parks in the world. In the Roman Forum there are temples, basilicas, triumphal arches from over 200 years ago while on the Palatine there were the villas of the emperors.
The Palatine is also the place where, in 753 BC, Romulus traced the path on which he founded Rome.

Sistine Chapel

Built between approximately 1475 and 1481, at the time of Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere, from whom it took its name, it is the place where the conclave and other official ceremonies of the Pope are held.
Inserted in the Vatican Museums itinerary, it is decorated with some of the most well-known and celebrated works of art in the world, including Michelangelo's famous frescoes of the Last Judgment on the back wall and The Stories of Genesis which cover the ceiling .

IMPERIAL FORUMS

They are the Forums built over the years by the Roman emperors. The first to be built was the Forum of Caesar, whose remains today are located close to the Roman Forum, at the foot of the Capitoline Hill.
On the other side of Via dei Fori Imperiali are the Forum of Trajan, with the gigantic Trajan"s column, the Forum of Augustus and a small part of the Forum of Vespasian

PANTHEON

The Pantheon is a temple dedicated to all the Olympian gods. It was rebuilt by the emperor Hadrian between 118 and 128 AD, after the fires of 80 AD. and 110 AD. they had damaged it.
On the facade the frieze bears Agrippa"s inscription in bronze letters: M AGRIPPA L F COS TERTIUM FECIT (Marcus Agrippa, son of Lucius, consul for the third time built). Agrippa"s third consulate dates back to 27 BC.

BASILICA OF SAINT PETER

It is the largest of the four papal basilicas in Rome. The construction of the current basilica began on 18 April 1506 under Pope Julius II and ended in 1626, during the pontificate of Pope Urban VIII but on the same site, before today"s basilica, there stood another one dating back to the 4th century, built by Emperor Constantine I on the area of Nero"s circus and an adjacent necropolis where, according to tradition, Saint Peter was buried after his crucifixion.

COLONNATE IN ST. PETER"S SQUARE

Commissioned by Pope Alexander VII in 1657 to Gian Lorenzo Bernini, it consists of 284 columns, equidistant from each other, and 88 pillars arranged in four rows and surmounted by a gabled roof, on top of which are placed 162 gigantic statues of saints.
Oval in shape with a maximum diameter of 240 metres, the colonnade was created as a metaphor for the embrace with which to surround those who were near the Basilica.
Furthermore, by positioning yourself on the two stone discs positioned in the paving of the square, four rows of columns are perfectly aligned.

St. Angel Castle

The history of St. Angel Castle substantially coincides with that of Rome. It was born as a tomb for the emperor Hadrian (76-138) and his successors up to Caracalla (188-217). In 476, with the fall of the Roman Empire, the tomb was transformed into a fortress by Emperor Honorius who had it included within the Aurelian walls. From this moment on, Castel Sant"Angelo linked its fate to that of the popes who turned it into a residence in which to take refuge in times of danger and also used it as a prison, given its reputation for impregnability.
Numerous famous people were held here such as Beatrice Cenci, Benvenuto Cellini and Giordano Bruno.
Used as a political and military prison even after the unification of Italy, it became a museum in 1911 on the occasion of Mussolini"s Universal Exhibition.

TRINITÀ DEI MONTI STAIRCASE

Between 1585 and 1586 Pope Sixtus V commissioned Domenico Fontana to open a road that connected the Pincio with the basilica of S.Maria Maggiore, today divided into via Sistina, via delle Quattro Fontane, via Agostino Depretis, via Carlo Alberto, via Conte Green and via di S. Croce in Gerusalemme. At the end of the works, however, the road surface had become decidedly lower than the entrance to the church. To overcome the problem, the architect designed and built the staircase with two converging ramps that leads to the church: the pillars placed at the two ends of the staircase present the coat of arms of the Peretti family, the three mountains, and, above two beautiful capitals dating back to the 17th century, two herms with bas-reliefs depicting St. Louis, in honor of King Louis XII.

CIRCUS MAXIMUS

It is considered the largest performance structure of the ancient world at 600 m long by 140 m wide. Home to games since the beginning of Rome"s history, it has always been a hub for social gatherings.
It was here that the Rape of the Sabine Women took place, when, according to legend, Romulus, after founding Rome, made women from nearby populations with whom to procreate and populate the new city.

BORGHESE GALLERY

Located inside Villa Borghese, it is one of the most famous art galleries in the world.
Works by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Antonio Canova, Caravaggio, Raphael, Perugino, Lorenzo Lotto, Antonello da Messina, Titian, Bellini and others are exhibited there.

CECILIA METELLA MAUSOLEUM

It rises just before the third mile of the Via Appia Antica, immediately after the complex consisting of the circus, the villa and the tomb of the son of Emperor Maxentius, Valerius Romulus. The construction of the mausoleum is dated to the second half of the 1st century BC. and was aimed at celebrating the importance of the Caetani family rather than the dedicatee.

CIRCUS OF MAXENTIUS

Built in brick around 311 by Emperor Maxentius in Rome, the circus was 520 m long, with a width at its widest point of 92 m. Being reserved for the imperial family and friends, it was only able to accommodate 10,000 spectators.
The spina (the structure that separated the two straights) was 283 m long and Maxentius decorated it with an obelisk from the temple of Isis in the Campus Martius. Today this obelisk is in Piazza Navona, placed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini on the Fountain of the Four Rivers in the 17th century.

GIORDANO BRUNO STATUE

Made of bronze, it is located in Campo de" Fiori in the exact point where the philosopher was condemned to death at the stake on 17 February 1600.
It was inaugurated in 1889 after two international university committees, established in 1876 and 1884 with the membership of men of culture from all over Europe, raised the sum necessary for the construction of the monument. On the granite base there are eight bronze medallions with the portraits of some of the intellectuals who over the centuries have challenged ecclesiastical power and four panels, three of which with the most important episodes of Bruno"s life and the frontal one with the writing "To Bruno / the century divined by him / here / where the stake burned"

MARCELLUS THEATER

Started by Julius Caesar and finished by Augustus, it occupied a part of the curved side of the "Circo Flaminio" and, even if the works were already finished in 17 BC. when the building was used for secular games, the dedication took place only in 13 BC, to Marcellus, son of Octavia, sister of Augustus, but also husband of his only daughter, Julia.
On the day of the inauguration, the popularly known accident occurred: while the actors were appearing on the stage, the "sella curulis", on which the emperor was sitting, broke, causing him to fall quite badly. Amid the anxiety of the senators and the people, Augustus stood up smiling and with a wave of his hand ordered the performance to resume.

Ostia Antica

Navona Underground - Stadium of Domitian

Trevi Underground

Portico of Octavia

Broken bridge

It is located on the Tiber, a little further south of the Tiber island. Ponte Rotto is the name by which it is more commonly known, but it is actually the remains of the ancient Ponte Emilio (Pons Aemilius), probably made in 241 BC. by Manlio Emilio Lepido.
In ancient times in a wooden structure that communicated the two banks of the Tiber in an important point in the city, it was the first masonry bridge in Rome.

Water clock

Temple of Aesculapius