Private Tour: Colosseum, Roman Forum & Palatine Hill - Heart of Ancient Rome

Highlights

• Exclusive Private Tour
• Heart of Ancient Rome
• Tickets & Reservations Included

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Colosseum

   1h

   You will visit to the Colosseum inside. The Colosseum is an amphitheatre built in Rome under the Flavian emperors of the Roman Empire. It is also called the Flavian Amphitheatre. It is an elliptical structure made of stone, concrete, and tuff, and it stands four stories tall at its highest point. The Colosseum was famously used for gladiatorial combat.

2. 2

   Palatine Hill

   45min

   The Palatine Hill The Palatine Hill, which is the centremost of the seven hills of Rome, is one of the most ancient parts of the city and has been called "the first nucleus of the Roman Empire." The site is now mainly a large open-air museum while the Palatine Museum houses many finds from the excavations here and from other ancient Italian sites. Imperial palaces were built here, starting with Augustus. Before imperial times the hill was mostly occupied by the houses of the rich. The hill originally had two summits separated by a depression; the highest part was called Palatium and the other Germalus (or Cermalus). Using the Forma Urbis its perimeter enclosed 63 acres (25 ha); while the Regionary Catalogues of the 4th century enclose 131 acres (53 ha).

3. 3

   Roman Forum

   45min

   The Roman Forum Roman Forum, Latin Forum Romanum, most important forum in ancient Rome, situated on low ground between the Palatine and Capitoline hills. The Roman Forum was the scene of public meetings, law courts, and gladiatorial combats in republican times and was lined with shops and open-air markets.

4. 4

   Arch of Constantine

   15min

   The Arch of Constantine The Arch of Constantine is a triumphal arch in Rome dedicated to the emperor Constantine the Great. Situated between the Colosseum and the Palatine Hill, the arch spans the Via triumphalis, the route taken by victorious military leaders when they entered the city in a triumphal procession.

Before you go

Location