Monti in Roma in Cittΰ metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Latium, Rome, Italy — Central Italy (Tyrrhenian Coast)
Fori Imperiali/ The Imperial Fora
Photographed by James Hulse, June 14, 2023
1. Fori Imperiali/ The Imperial Fora Marker
I Fori Imperiali sono un grandioso insieme di piazze porticate con templi, costruite nell'arco di poco piω di un secolo e mezzo, allo scopo di ampliare l'antico centro politico, religioso e commerciale di Roma, il Foro Romano. I personaggi che fecero costruire questi complessi monumentali si proponevano anche di propagandare la propria immagine e di lasciare un segno tangibile della propria potenza. Primo ad essere costruito fu il Foro di Cesare, con il Tempio di Venere Genitrice, inaugurato ancora incompleto nel 46 a.C. Seguirono il Foro di Augusto, il Tempio della Pace, inaugurato da Vespasiano nel 75 d.C., il Foro di Nerva o Transitorio e, per ultimo, il Foro di Traiano.
Foro di Augusto
Inaugurato nel 2 a.C., era costituito da una vasta piazza rettangolare (m 125x118), fiancheggiata da portici sui lati lunghi e dominata sul lato di fondo dal Tempio di Marte Ultore. L'area, scavata negli anni 30, comprende solo il fondo del complesso forense, con il podio del Tempio e una piccola parte della piazza.
Foro di Nerva
La costruzione venne iniziata da Domiziano nell'85 d.C.,
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Foro di Traiano
Tra il 107 e il 113 d.C., Traiano costruμ il suo grandioso Foro (m 300x185), chiuso sul fondo dalla Basilica Ulpia. Alle spalle di questa era la Colonna Traiana, ai cui lati sorgono due Biblioteche. La Colonna Traiana, il settore centrale della Basilica e i resti di una delle Biblioteche sono visibili nella parte scavata agli inizi del secolo scorso, mentre un sottopassaggio moderno permette di accedere all'area scavata negli anni 30 ai piedi dei Mercati Traianei.
Mercati Traianei
Il taglio delle pendici estreme del Quirinale, resosi necessario per la costruzione del Foro di Traiano, venne regolarizzato e sfruttato per un complesso di edifici in laterizio (mattoni), articolato su vari livelli, separati tra loro per mezzo di vere e proprie vie urbane, e coronato attualmente dalla Torre delle Milizie del XIII secolo. Piω che ad un "centro commerciale", si puς pensare ad un grande complesso polifunzionale, con negozi e uffici, collegato probabilmente
Photographed by James Hulse, June 14, 2023
2. The view of the marker along the street
The Imperial Fora are a monumental complex of porticoed squares with temples built in little more than a century and a half, in order to enlarge the ancient political, religious and business centre of Rome: the Roman Forum. The figures who had these magnificent complexes built also meant to promote their personal image and to leave a tangible sign of their power. The first to be built was the Forum of Caesar, with the Temple of Venus Genetrix, which was still unfinished when it was inaugurated in 46 B.C. There followed the Forum of Augustus, the Temple of Peace (inaugurated by Vespasian in 75 A.D.), the Forum of Nerva or Transitorium, and the Forum of Trajan, the last.
The Forum of Augustus
It was inaugurated in 2 B.C. and it consisted of a large rectangular square (125x118 m), which was flanked by porticoes on the long side and dominated by the Temple of Mars Ultor. The area excavated in the thirties includes only the back of the Forum, with the podium of the Temple and a small part of the square.
The Forum of Nerva
Construction was begun by Domitian in 85 A.D., but the inauguration took place only in 97 A.D. under the emperor Nerva. At the back rose the temple dedicated to Minerva and behind the Porticus Absidata, the monumental entrance to the Forum. A seventeenth-century
Photographed by James Hulse, June 14, 2023
3. A partial view of the Forum of Trajan
The Forum of Trajan
Between 107 and 113 A.D. Trajan built his magnificent Forum (300x185 m). It consisted of a square flanked by porticoes and closed by the Basilica Ulpia. Behind the latter was Trajan's Column, on either side of which rose a Library. Trajan's Column, the central part of the Basilica, and the remnants of one of the Libraries are visible in the area excavated at the beginning of the nineteenth century, while a modern underground passageway leads to the area excavated in the thirties at the foot of Trajan's Markets.
Trajan's Markets
The cut in the slope of the Quirinal Hill, which was necessary for the construction of the Forum of Trajan, was concealed by a complex of brick buildings on several levels, which were separated by real city streets. The monumental area is now crowned by the thirteenth-century Torre delle Milizie. What we have here is not so much a "shopping centre" as a great multifunctional complex, with shops and offices, which was probably connected with the nearby Imperial Fora.
Erected by Comune di Roma.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology
Photographed by James Hulse, June 14, 2023
4. The Forum of Augustus
Location. 41° 53.69′ N, 12° 29.21′ E. Marker is in Roma, Lazio (Latium, Rome), in Cittΰ metropolitana di Roma Capitale. It is in Monti. It is at the intersection of Piazza del Grillo and Via Campo Carleo on Piazza del Grillo. The marker is located along the street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Piazza del Grillo 1, Roma, Lazio 00187, 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: Foro di Augusto (2 a.C.) / Forum of Augustus (2 B.C.) (within shouting distance of this marker); Foro di Traiano (112-113, d.C.) / Forum of Trajan (112-113 A.D.) (within shouting distance of this marker); Foro di Traiano (112-113 d.C.) / Forum of Trajan (112-113 A.D.) (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Foro di Augusto (2 a.C.) / Forum of Augustus (2 B.C.) (within shouting distance of this marker); I Fori Imperiali Dal Medioevo a Oggi / The Imperial Fora From the Middle Ages to the Present (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Strutture Medievali e Moderne (XII-XX Secolo) / Medieval and Modern Structures (12th-20th Century) (about 120 meters away); a different marker also named Foro di Traiano (112-113 d.C.) / Forum of Trajan (112-113 A.D.) (about 150 meters away); Hotel Traiano (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Roma.
Also see . . . Imperial fora. Wikipedia
The Imperial Fora (Fori Imperiali in Italian) are a series of monumental fora (public squares), constructed in Rome over a period of one and a half centuries, between 46 BC and 113 AD. The fora were the center of the Roman Republic and of the Roman Empire.(Submitted on March 8, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
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