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Forum of Augustus

Name: Forum of Augustus
Rating: 4.8

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Step into the Forum of Augustus, built to honor a battlefield vow to Mars the Avenger. See the towering boundary wall and surviving temple columns up close, all without the crowds of the nearby Roman Forum.

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Reasons to go

Augustus built the temple of Mars Ultor (Mars the Avenger) after vowing to do so if he avenged Julius Caesar's assassination.
The boundary wall was built unusually high specifically to shield the forum from a crowded, fire-prone neighborhood behind it.
It's one of several Imperial Fora along Via dei Fori Imperiali, each added by a different emperor to the original Roman Forum.

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Full description

Augustus commissioned this forum after vowing to build a temple to Mars Ultor, Mars the Avenger, if he succeeded in avenging Julius Caesar's assassination, and the surviving temple columns and high boundary wall, built tall specifically to shield the forum from a crowded, fire-prone neighborhood behind it, still convey the site's original ambition. It's one of several Imperial Fora strung along Via dei Fori Imperiali, each built by a different emperor to expand on the original Roman Forum.

Free to view from street level, with fuller access sometimes available through guided visits, it's an easy stop for anyone walking this stretch of ancient Rome. Less visited than the Roman Forum itself, it offers a quieter look at the same era.

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Address

Piazza del Grillo, 1, 00184 Roma RM, Italy · Monti

Website

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Booking

Walk-in

Duration

30 min

Best time

early morning or early evening

Intensity

Moderate walking

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Good to know

It's free to view from the street, with no ticket needed for the exterior
combine with a walk along Via dei Fori Imperiali past the other Imperial Fora
check separately for any guided access to the enclosed areas if you want a closer look.

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Reviews

it was an open space... no need to buy ticket.. that was so nice..

FNU Willsen

1/5

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