The earliest of the Imperial Fori, the Forum of Caesar (i.e.: Julius), is the only one on the west side of Via dei Fori Imperiali, tucked between the Vittorio Emanuele monument, the Capitoline, and the Roman Forum.
It was in the 1st century BC that the popular general Julius Caesar (with his eye on the dictatorship) used the money he made during his successful Gaulish wars to buy up all the private property flanking the Roman Forum at this spot, tear down the houses, and build public temples and markets in their stead.
Those three standing Corinthian columns belonged to his self-serving Temple to Venus Genetrix, a goddess from whom Caesar claimed direct descendance through Rome's legendary founder, Aeneas.
Via del Tulliano 1
Private info site: www.capitolium.org
Daily 24/7
Free
Roma Pass: No
Bus: 53, 80, 85, 87, 175, 186, 271, 571, 810
Metro: Colosseo (B)
Hop-on/hop-off: Piazza Venezia or Colosse
Planning your day: Honestly, you just look at it for 3–5 minutes.
You can stroll up the entire Via dei Fori Imperiali in about 20–30 minutes. Add another 30–45 minutes if you're going to explore Trajan's Markets.
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Via del Tulliano 1
Private info site: www.capitolium.org
Daily 24/7
Free
Roma Pass: No
Bus: 53, 80, 85, 87, 175, 186, 271, 571, 810
Metro: Colosseo (B)
Hop-on/hop-off: Piazza Venezia or Colosse
This article was written by Reid Bramblett and was last updated in February 2014.
All information was accurate at the time.
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