Roman Forum and Palatine

The Roman Forum, the stage of History
Walking along Via dei Fori Imperiali, between Piazza Venezia and the Colosseum, you will literally be enraptured by the magnificent ruins of the ancient Roman Forum, the nerve centre of the Eternal City, from which the ancient Romans ruled the world.
There where once stretched an inhospitable swamp, drained by King Tarquinius Prisco in the seventh century, arose the fulcrum of public, economic and religious life of ancient Rome.
It is impossible to tell in a few words what awaits you when you visit the beating heart of a great capital of the past, a place of prayers and meetings, of meetings and commercial exchanges, of political and judicial life, enriched over the centuries by buildings of all kinds.
Think of the great triumphal arches like those of Titus and Septimius Severus. Think of Caesar's altar, which is decorated every year on March 15th (the ancient Ides) in memory of the death of the Roman dictator. Imagine the beauty of ancient temples like those of Concordia, Saturn, Vespasian, or the temple dedicated to Antoninus Pius and his wife Faustina. And again, the Basilica Emilia where business was concluded and justice administered, the Curia, seat of the Roman Senate and the Temple of Vesta, one of the oldest in Rome, where the priestesses Vestali watched over the sacred fire of the city.
Raise your eyes now, pushing it not far from you. On that hill overlooking the Forum from above everything has begun.

The Palatine: where Rome was born
Mount Palatino has always been the monumental centre of ancient Rome. It was here, according to legend, that the she-wolf suckled Remus and his twin Romulus. And this was the place chosen by the first king of Rome in the 8th century BC to found the small village destined to become a metropolis. 
Augustus, who was born there, made it the official seat of imperial power. The choice was also consolidated by his successors, who built their sumptuous palaces here (the term palatium derives from the name of the hill). Still visible are the residences of Augustus, Tiberius and Domitian, imposing symbols of the power of Rome.
On top of the Palatine Hill the Severian Arcades dominate the Circus Maximus and offer one of the most beautiful views of the ancient and modern city.
Imposing construction among the highest on the imperial hill of Rome, it gives your gaze a "flight" that goes from the Circus Maximus to the "Palatine Stadium", from the Celian Hill to the Aventine Hill to the Baths of Caracalla, up to the dome of St. Peter.
The Arcades were built in a period between the reign of Domitian and that of Maxentius.
Consisting of very high and narrow arches that follow one another on two floors, recalling the structures of bridges and aqueducts, they are a testimony of the engineering cunning of the Roman builders who provided the possibility to expand rooms and buildings on top of the Palatine Hill, where it was not possible due to the very nature of the place.

Enjoying a sunset from the Severian Arcades will make your walk unforgettable and make you want to go back there!
The Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill are the symbolic places of Rome's glorious past.
Follow in the footsteps of the ancient Romans and let yourself be carried away by the emotions of this open-air museum.