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Imperial Forums
Distance from the hotel: 1 km (0,62 miles)
On foot
- Approximately 10 minutes
Public Transport
- Bus no. 70
- Approximately 5 minutes
Taxi
- Approximate cost Euro 5
- Approximately 5 minutes
They represent several monumental squares built during more than one century from 46 b.C. and 113 a.C. Caesar Forum... in 46 b.C. Julio Caesar decided to build a big square called with his name made by arcades on long sides and by the Mother Venus Temple at the end of central nave. He thought to descend from the Mother Venus through Iulo, progenitor of gens Iulia, Enea son. Augustus Forum... Octavian promised a Temple dedicated to Marte Ultore in occasion of the Philippi War in 42 b.C. during the which Marco Antonio and him defeated Caesar’s murderers to vindicate its death. The Temple was practically unveiled after 40 years, in 2 b.C. and placed into a second monumental square, the Augusto Forum.
As regards Caesar Forum, the new area was orthogonally disposed and the Mart Temple was leant to a very high wall dividing the monument itself from Suburra quarter. The Forum of Peace... under Vespasian was built another big square. This square was divided from Caesar and Augusto Temple by Argileto street, a famous street connecting Roman Forum with the Suburra quarter and very close to Velia. Originally this area wasn’t considered one of the Imperial Forum, and only after a long period it was considered part of the area and called the Forum of Peace.
Nerva Forum... Domitian decided to unify the previous areas and into the irregular area placed between the Temple of Peace and Caesar and Augusto Forum he planned the building of another monumental square connecting all together. Trajan Forum... Domitian’s projects were really more ambitious and perhaps under his Reign started the works of excavation of hilly area connecting the Capitol with Quirinal and closed the Forum Valley to field of Mars, towards Venice Square, reducing the space for other monumental buildings. The plan was concluded by Trajan with the building of a new area called with his name and built through the booty of his conquest campaigns of Dacia. This area represents a celebrations of his military conquests.
Flowers street... during Fascist Regime was opened The Empire Street placed by the side of the Forum archaeological area connecting Venice Square and Coliseum.
The Mecenate Palace Hotel is 1,3 km away from Imperial Forums

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