Pa Lu Bin Cheng: Roma - Ancient Roman(Roman Forum & Palatino Hill)

The Roman Forum and Palatino Hill are only opposite of The Colosseum and it's included in the 12 Euro ticket. The Roman Forum is where the ancient Roman built their government office, the Senate House, memorials and etc... all the oldest and most important structures of the ancient city were located in or near the Forum.

Temple of Venus and Roma, taken from the Colosseum

not sure that this marble is about

this is how your leg would look like after few days in Roma....hehe

Roman Forum

the Temple of Caesar or Temple of Divus lulius is on the left

or what is left of the temple ><

The Arch of Tiberius was built to velebrate the recovery of the

Roman standards that had been lost to Germanic tribes

this is The Temple of Saturn(middle pic),it is a monument to the agricultural deity Saturn

cho siao...hehe

the remaining 3 columns on the right is The Temple of Vespasian and Titus. It is dedicated to the deified Vespasian and his son, the deified Titus. The arch on the left is The Arch of Septimius Severus, the triumphal arch in AD 203.

The Temple of Antonius and Faustina is an ancient Roman temple, it was converted to a Roman Catholic church(San Lorenzo in Miranda)in the 17th century

the Temple of Vesta, is an ancient edifice. It represents the site of the ancient cult activity in 7th century B.C.E. Numa Pompilius(the 2nd king of Rome) is believed to have built this temple.

View of the Temple of Romulus is the best preserved pagan temple in Rome. The temple was dedicated by Emperor Maxentius to his son Valerius Romulus, who died in 309.

this is where the Vesta temple's virgins lived.....uh la la

Next, to Palatino Hill, the center-most of the Seven Hills of Rome

and is one of the most ancient parts of the city.

Romulus and Remus are Rome's twin descendants of the Trojan prince and refugee Aeneas, are fathered by the god Mars or the demi-god Hercules, whose uncle exposes them to die in the wild(Palatino Hill). They are found by a she-wolf who suckles and cares for them.

When they were older, they went back and killed their great-uncle(who seized the throne from their father) and decided to build a new city of their own on the banks of the River Tiber. One day they had a violent argument and in the end Romulus killed his twin brother Remus. This is how "Rome" got its name - from Romulus.

interior of Augustus's house

the house of Augustus

view on top of Palatino Hill

can see the whole Roman Forum from the Palatino Hill...AMAZING!!!

@_@

moving on to, Trajan's Forum and the picture on the right is the Trajan's column.

The carving on the column actually tells a story about the Roman emperor Trajan's victory in the Dacian Wars

Trajan's Market is a large complex of ruins in the city

It was perhaps the world's oldest shopping mall(wasai), the arcades in Trajan's Market are now believed to be administrative offices for Emperor Trajan.

Trajan's Market was built in AS 100-110 by Apollodorus of Damascuz, an architect who always followed Trajan in his adventures.

walking further down Via dei Fori Imperiali(a read in the centre of the city of Rome that runs in a straight line from the Piazza Venizia to the Colosseum) is the National Monument of Victor Emmanuel II)