Rome - Architecture of Ancient Rome

	The Arch of Constantine	The Arch of Constantine is located near Colosseum in the centre of Rome, Italy. It was built between 312 and 315 on the 10th anniversary of the reign of Emperor's Constantine as well as to celebrate his victory over Maksencius. The building is 25,7 metres wide, 21 metres high while its walls are 7,4...
	The Capitoline Wolf	The Capitoline Wolf is placed in the Capitoline Museum in Rome. It is one of the most characteristic and recognizable symbols of the city. There is a legend relating to the wolf and describing how the city was planted. According to it, King Alba Longa, because of the fear of loosing the trone, forc...
	The Roman Forum	The Forum Romanum (Roman square) is the oldest city square in Rome surrounded by six (the Capitoline, the Palatine, the Caelian, the Esquiline, the Viminal and the Quirinal) out of seven hills on which Rome is located. In the past it was a political, religious and cultural centre of Rome where the m...
	The Rostra	The Rostra is a rostrum located in the forum Romanum in Rome. By order of Julius Caesar the square was rebuilt and then the rostrum was moved away to the different location but still in the Forum. It was built on a rectangular plan with dimensions of 29 and 30 metres. The base was 5 metre high. On ...
	Piazza Navona (Navona Square)	The Piazza Navona is a square located in Rome, Italy, which was commissioned by Pope Innocent X and built on the site of the Stadium of Domitian. The Stadium of Domitian, also known as Circus Agonalis, was erected in the Campus Martius in 86 mostly to host chariot races but also athletic competitio...
	La Bocca della Verità and Forum Boarium	The Forum Boarium is regarded as the oldest market in Rome. It dates from the beginning of the 6th century BC. Once used to be a cattle market. The forum is located between the Palatine Hill and the Capitoline Hill, just by the River Tiber. Because of its flat surface it was used by Romans not only...
	Campus Martius	The Campus Martius is an ancient square dedicated to Mars, covering an area of 25 hectares, located in Rome, Italy, outside the so-called Servian Wall. It is situated west of the Capitoline Hill at the bend of Tiber. The original Campus Martius belonged to the last king of Rome, Lucius Tarquinius S...
	Pantheon	The Pantheon (panteo - a place sacred to all gods) is a temple of a characteristic round shape located in the Campus Martius in Rome. The building was founded by Emperor Hadrian in 125. It was built as a replacement for the temple demolished during the fire of 80. The construction was led by Apollo...
	Piazza Navonas' Fountains	In the Piazza Navona in Rome there are three marvellous fountains situated. They are supplied by the spring Aqua Virgo. The fountains are the most important attraction of the square and, most of all, these are the ones to attract the tourists there. The most famous one is the baroque fountain di Qu...
	Baths of Caracalla	The Baths of Caracalla (Terme di Caracalla in Italian) were the largest public baths in Rome. They are located in Regio XII in the city of Rome.  The water was supplied by the Aqua Marcia aqueduct.The public baths were constructed during the reign of Marco Aurelio Antonino Basiano Emperor, also know...

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