Rome Imperial Forums and Gladiator Trail to the Colosseum

Overview

The tour begins in the Campidoglio, where Rome is born between myth and power. In front of the Loba Capitolina relive Romulus, Remo and the first sacred limits of the city. A few steps away, the Colossus of Constantine emerges, echoing a 13-metre statue proclaiming imperial authority. From the viewpoint opens the Roman Forum: the Face where Mark Antony announced the death of Caesar, the temple where he was cremated and divinized and Kilometer 0 of the Empire. You will descend to the Mamertino, the prison linked to the martyrdom of Peter, before proceeding to the Trajan Markets, the Forum of Julius Caesar, the Forum of Nerva and the Basilica of Majentius, with marble maps showing imperial expansion. The base of the colossus of Nero recalls the origin of the name Colosseum. Then comes the Ludus Magnus, the house of gladiators. The tour culminates in a viewpoint over the tunnel that led them to the arena, revealing the machinery and the real pulse of the amphitheater.