Ancient Rome
Coliseum, Roman Forum, Imperial Forums
Feel like an ancient roman in the heart of the most powerful empire of antiquity. Here triumphal processions winded along the Roman Forum to the Capitol and gladiators fought in the arena...
We’ll visit the Coliseum, where performances of wild animals and gladiators took place . We will listen to fascinating stories about their lives and fights.
Our tour continue in the heart of the republican and imperial capital: the Forum, where the destinies of the word were decided. Here was the center of political power, here justice was administered, and the gods had their temples. Triumphal processions celebrating roman expansion walked through.
Across the modern Via dei Fori Imperiali, we can still admire the remains of the Imperial Forums such the huge columns of the Temple of Mars, god of war, or the Markets of Trajan, the first shopping centre of all times
We’ll visit the Coliseum, where performances of wild animals and gladiators took place . We will listen to fascinating stories about their lives and fights.
Our tour continue in the heart of the republican and imperial capital: the Forum, where the destinies of the word were decided. Here was the center of political power, here justice was administered, and the gods had their temples. Triumphal processions celebrating roman expansion walked through.
Across the modern Via dei Fori Imperiali, we can still admire the remains of the Imperial Forums such the huge columns of the Temple of Mars, god of war, or the Markets of Trajan, the first shopping centre of all times
Extended Ancient Rome tour
Coliseum, Palatine Imperial Palaces, Roman Forum, Imperial Forums, Capitol
We’ll visit the Coliseum, where performances of wild animals and gladiators were offered to the romans. We will listen to fascinating stories about gladiators’ lives and fights, and reflect upon the function of such an entertainment in the past.
We continue our trip to the palace of the emperors by climbing the Palatine Hill. It was here that Romolus, the legendary founder of Rome, first made his home. At the top of the hill we come upon the powerful ruins of the Imperial Palaces, where roman power laid. From this spot, you will enjoy the view of the Circus Maximus, the largest hippodrome ever built in human history, where the legendary chariot races attracted hundreds of thousands of spectators.
We’ll descend on the Roman Forum, once the center of the ancient world. The place after which the institutions and organization of the western states have been modeled. We will retrace the steps of the great roman as Julius Caesar, Pompeii the Great and Cicero. In the roman forum, every single stone can tell you many stories.
Leaving the Roma forum we’ll experience the huge expansion of the administrative center of the empire realized by several emperors to finish by the Capitol, once the spiritual center of the ancient world.
We continue our trip to the palace of the emperors by climbing the Palatine Hill. It was here that Romolus, the legendary founder of Rome, first made his home. At the top of the hill we come upon the powerful ruins of the Imperial Palaces, where roman power laid. From this spot, you will enjoy the view of the Circus Maximus, the largest hippodrome ever built in human history, where the legendary chariot races attracted hundreds of thousands of spectators.
We’ll descend on the Roman Forum, once the center of the ancient world. The place after which the institutions and organization of the western states have been modeled. We will retrace the steps of the great roman as Julius Caesar, Pompeii the Great and Cicero. In the roman forum, every single stone can tell you many stories.
Leaving the Roma forum we’ll experience the huge expansion of the administrative center of the empire realized by several emperors to finish by the Capitol, once the spiritual center of the ancient world.
Underground Rome Tour
Basilica of San Clemente with its underground, Arch of Dolabella, Clivus Scauri, Celian Roman Houses
The church of San Clemente, dedicated to the third pope after St. Peter, is absolutely fascinating for art and archaeology lovers. The deepest level under the church reveals two buildings, separated by a narrow street: an Insula (condominium) with a chapel dedicated to the cult of Mithras, the Sun god, and a massive square public building. In the 4th century, on this exact spot, but a few feet higher a church dedicated to St. Clemente arose, and used the preexisting building as a foundation.
During the Norman sacking of 1084 the church was destroyed but a few years later a new one, was rebuilt immediately on top. The mosaic in the church's apse is considered one of the most beautiful in existence.
A few steps from St. Clemente on the Caelian hill, we visit a corner of Rome that seems to have been left untouched for 2000 years: the "Roman Houses”. These buildings, which date back to Imperial times, are a testament to the lifestyle of those days: colorful frescoes mix pagan and Christian subjects can be admired. A beautiful fountain decorating the inner courtyard and a thermal bath that belonged to a rich domus will complete our exploration of this splendidly preserved ancient roman house.
During the Norman sacking of 1084 the church was destroyed but a few years later a new one, was rebuilt immediately on top. The mosaic in the church's apse is considered one of the most beautiful in existence.
A few steps from St. Clemente on the Caelian hill, we visit a corner of Rome that seems to have been left untouched for 2000 years: the "Roman Houses”. These buildings, which date back to Imperial times, are a testament to the lifestyle of those days: colorful frescoes mix pagan and Christian subjects can be admired. A beautiful fountain decorating the inner courtyard and a thermal bath that belonged to a rich domus will complete our exploration of this splendidly preserved ancient roman house.
