Rione X Campitelli in Roma in Cittΰ metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Latium, Rome, Italy — Central Italy (Tyrrhenian Coast)
Via Sacra: Il Foro e la Citta Pubblica
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Via Sacra: the Forum and the Public City
Photographed by James Hulse, June 14, 2023
1. Via Sacra: Il Foro e la Citta Pubblica / Via Sacra: the Forum and the Public City Marker
4 Arco di Settimio Severo
L'arco trionfale a tre fornici fu edificato dal senato in onore dell'imperatore e dei suoi due figli. La decorazione celebra il trionfo sui parti.
Foro Romano
Il foro, situato in una valle, fu sin dalle origini il centro della vita politica, religiosa ed economica. Di forma rettangolare e pavimentato. Era attraversato dalla via sacra e chiuso sui lati brevi dalla regia e dal comizio luogo delle assemblee cittadine, il foro ospitava edifici destinati al commercio (botteghe), alla politica e alla giustizia - curia (1) e basiliche (2) - e le memorie sacre delle origini della citta quale il niger lapis (3).
4 Arch of Septimius Severus
The triumphal arch with three archways was built by the senate in honour of the emperor and his two sons. The decorations celebrate their parthian victories.
Roman Forum
Located in a valley, the forum was the centre of the political, religious and economic life of the city from the very beginning. Paved and rectangular in shape, it was crossed by the via sacra and delimited on the two short ends by the regia and by the comitium, where the city assemblies took place the forum housed spaces devoted to trade (shops), politics and justice - curia (1) and basilicas (2) - and the sacred vestiges of the city's origins such as the niger lapis (3).
Erected by Parco.
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Architecture.
Location. 41° 53.522′ N, 12° 29.139′ E. Marker is in Roma, Lazio (Latium, Rome), in Cittΰ metropolitana di Roma Capitale. It is in Rione X Campitelli. It is on Via Sacra. The marker is located west of the Arch of Titus in the Roman Forum. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Roma, Lazio 00186, Italy. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, the Schengen Area, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire and specifically also the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Veduta del Sito Ov'era L'antico Foro Romano / View of the Site Where the Ancient Roman Forum Was (a few steps from this marker); Tempio di Castore e Polluce / Temple of Castor and Pollux (a few steps from this marker); Basilica Giulia / Basilica Iulia (a few steps from this marker); Tempio del Divo Giulio / Temple of Caesar
Photographed by James Hulse, June 14, 2023
2. Via Sacra: the Forum and the Public City Marker
The marker is located along the path to the Arch of Septimius Severus (left side).
More about this marker. The marker is located in the Parco Archeologico del Colosseo (Roman Forum Archaeological Park) and it does require an entry fee to visit.
Also see . . .
1. Parco Archeologico del Colosseo. Roma Turismo (Submitted on August 21, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
2. Roman Forum. Wikipedia
The Roman Forum (also known by its Latin name Forum Romanum (Italian: Foro Romano)) is a rectangular forum (plaza) surrounded by the ruins of several important ancient government buildings at the center of the city of Rome. Citizens of the ancient city referred to this space, originally a marketplace, as the Forum Magnum, or simply the Forum.(Submitted on August 21, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Photographed by James Hulse, June 14, 2023
3. A northwest view of the Roman Forum
Photographed by James Hulse, June 14, 2023
4. Arch of Septimius Severus
Credits. This page was last revised on August 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 241 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 22, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
