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Discover the history of Imperial Rome
As the capital of the Roman Empire, Rome boasts an array of ancient monuments that teem with tales of times gone by. Learn of Rome’s Imperial past visiting the Colosseum and the area of the Roman Forum.
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Duration: 3 hours
Starts: Roma, Italy
Trip Category: Tours & Sightseeing >> Bus & Minivan Tours
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Discover the history of Imperial Rome
As the capital of the Roman Empire, Rome boasts an array of ancient monuments that teem with tales of times gone by. Learn of Rome’s Imperial past visiting the Colosseum and the area of the Roman Forum.
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Pass By: Green Line Tours – Day Tours, Via Giovanni Amendola 32 Piazza dei Ciquecento, 00185 Rome Italy
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Stop At: Colosseum, Piazza del Colosseo, 00184 Rome Italy
Discover the magnificence of Rome visiting by our expert guide the archaelogical area of the Roman Forum and then majestic Colosseum, which is the largest ancient amphitheatre ever built, and is still the largest standing amphitheatre in the world today, despite its age. Construction began under the emperor Vespasian (r. 69–79 AD) in 72[1] and was completed in 80 AD .The Colosseum could hold an estimated 50,000 to 80,000 spectators;
it was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles including animal hunts, executions, re-enactments of famous battles, and dramas based on Roman mythology, and briefly mock sea battles.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Roman Forum, Largo della Salara Vecchia 5/6, 00186 Rome Italy
Our visit will continue through the spectacular area of the Roman Forum: for centuries the Forum was the center of day-to-day life in Rome: the site of triumphal processions and elections; the venue for public speeches, criminal trials, and gladiatorial matches; and the nucleus of commercial affairs. Here statues and monuments commemorated the city’s great me Located in the small valley between the Palatine and Capitoline Hills, the Forum today is a sprawling ruin of architectural fragments and intermittent archaeological excavations attracting 4.5 million or more sightseers yearly.
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes
