Archaeological Walk 'The Birth of Rome: From Romulus to Caesar'

What to Expect

🏛 We will start with the Circus Maximus - the largest entertainment venue of the Ancient World and Rome.

🏛 We will climb to the belvedere of Romulus and Remus. From here, you will look at the surroundings of the Palatine and Aventine Hills and hear the story of the foundation of the Eternal City by the legendary twin brothers.

🏛 We will descend to another iconic place - the Velabrum, where I will tell you about Greek colonization before the foundation of Rome.

🏛 You will explore the ruins of the Great Altar of Hercules and the 'Mouth of Truth' in the church of Santa Maria in Cosmedin.

🏛 Admire the Arch of Janus and the Arch of the Argentarii at the church of St. George.

🏛 At the foot of the Palatine, I will show you the Lupercal cave, where, according to legend, the she-wolf nursed Romulus and Remus.

🏛 At the Cattle Forum, where livestock was traded in ancient times, we will visit the temples of Portunus and Hercules Victor.

🏛 We will walk to the Tiber River and the oldest bridges in Rome. I will introduce you to the history of Tiber Island, as well as tell you about the Etruscans and the last king of Ancient Rome, Tarquin the Proud.

🏛 We will visit the ruins of the Triumphal Portico and the Vegetable Market - the Forum Holitorium, where the remains of three republican temples (Janus, Juno, Spes) are preserved in the church of San Nicola in Carcere.

🏛 You will also visit the archaeological area of Sant'Omobono, the oldest of the excavated temple territories of the republican period in Rome. We will explore the ruins of the temples of Mater Matuta and Fortuna.

🏛 At the Portico of Octavia and the Theatre of Marcellus, we will talk about the end of the Roman Republic and the beginning of the Roman Empire. We will examine the ruins of the temples of Bellona and Apollo.

🏛 Finally, we will climb the Capitoline Hill via the Tarpeian Rock and enjoy the panorama of the Roman Forum.