Ancient and Imperial Rome: The Roman Forum

Ancient and imperial Romans used the space they called the Forum for over 1000 years. Clearly, it developed and changed over those centuries. But let’s put that time-span into prospective by comparing it to the US Declaration of Independence. It has barely celebrated its 240th birthday, and that’s old by US standards! Now think of ancient Roman Forum with four times that amount of history, retrojected 2000 years into the past. When you think about it like that, of course the Forum is a challenge to visit. We have to imagine an enormous time span and myriad developments. Of course that’s why a tour with Daniella is so useful.

On the other hand, if you can’t make it to Rome or you’re an arm-charm time traveler, consider Daniella’s guidebook The Roman Forum: From Outpost to Empire in Ten Easy Centuries in Kindle, black and white paperbacks, and in color. It doesn’t matter how you go back in time. The important thing is that you start your journey!

For some visitors, the Forum and Colosseum make up the perfect half-day (about four hours). Others enjoy an “archeological full immersion” and opt for a short full-day (about 7 hours) in order to visit the Forum, the Colosseum, and the Palatine. Of course, the Forum can also be paired up with Rome’s Underground attractions (like the nearby San Clemente or the tiny Nymphaeum), or other sights in town. For a review of my Forum tour, please click here!