Best Ancient Ruins in Rome

Via dei Fori Imperiali, Rome, 00187, IT

The Forum of Caesar was one of the Imperial Forums in ancient Rome, built by Julius Caesar and later expanded under Augustus. Today its ruins are part of the archaeological area along Via dei Fori Imperiali.

Via Enrico De Nicola, 78, Rome, 00185, IT

The Baths of Diocletian were the largest public baths in ancient Rome, built under Emperor Diocletian around the late 3rd and early 4th centuries CE. Parts of the complex are now used by the National Roman Museum.

Rome, 00186, IT

A small island in the Tiber River in central Rome, historically associated with healing and ancient Roman sacred sites. It is connected to both riverbanks by bridges and contains historic buildings, including the Basilica of Saint Bartholomew on the Island.

Piazza di Pietra, Rome, 00186, IT

The Tempio di Adriano is the remains of a Roman temple dedicated to Emperor Hadrian, now incorporated into the Piazza di Pietra area in central Rome. Its surviving Corinthian columns form part of a later building that houses the Rome Chamber of Commerce.

Via Ardeatina, 174, Rome, 00178, IT

The Mausoleum of the Ardeatine Caves is a memorial complex in Rome built at the site of the 1944 Ardeatine massacre, where 335 civilians and political prisoners were killed by Nazi قوات occupying the city. It honors the victims and preserves the burial site.

Via di Santo Stefano Rotondo 7, Rome, 00184, IT

A circular early Christian basilica on the Caelian Hill in Rome, originally built in the 5th century and later modified in the 16th century. It is known for its unusual round plan and historic interior decoration.

Piazza di Santa Maria Nuova 53, Rome, 00186, IT

The Temple of Venus and Roma was an ancient Roman temple on the Velian Hill, near the Colosseum. It was dedicated to the goddesses Venus Felix and Roma Aeterna and is considered one of the largest temples in ancient Rome.

Via Sacra, Rome, 00184, IT

An ancient Roman temple in the Roman Forum, traditionally associated with Castor and Pollux, the Dioscuri. Today, only three standing Corinthian columns and part of the podium remain visible near the Via Sacra.

Via dei Fori Imperiali, Rome, IT

The Basilica Ulpia was a large civic basilica in Trajan's Forum in ancient Rome. Today only its foundations and scattered remains survive among the Imperial Fora.

Roman Forum, Rome, 00184, IT

A ruin in the Roman Forum traditionally identified as part of Rome's early fortifications. The surviving remains are associated with the ancient Palatine area.

Via Riserva Campetti, Rome, 00123, IT

An archaeological area at the ancient Etruscan city of Veii near Rome, containing the sanctuary known as the Etruscan Sanctuary of Apollo. The site preserves remains from one of the most important Etruscan centers in the area north of Rome.

Via Giovanni Giolitti, Rome, 00185, IT

A ruined ancient Roman building in Rome, traditionally identified as the so-called Temple of Minerva Medica. Despite the name, it is not actually a temple dedicated to Minerva but a large late antique nymphaeum or hall.

Via del Teatro di Marcello 42, Rome, 00186, IT

The Temple of Apollo Sosianus is an ancient Roman temple in the Area Sacra of Largo di Torre Argentina, near the Theatre of Marcellus. It was dedicated to Apollo and rebuilt in the late Republic; today only parts of its podium and columned façade remain.

Via Appia Antica 153, Rome, 00179, IT

An ancient Roman circus on the Appian Way in Rome, built in the early 4th century CE under Emperor Maxentius. It is one of the best-preserved circuses in the Roman world and is associated with the nearby Mausoleum of Romulus.

Via di S. Teodoro, Rome, 00186, IT

The Fonte di Giuturna is an ancient Roman spring and shrine in the Roman Forum area, traditionally associated with the nymph Juturna. It stands near the Temple of Castor and Pollux and is identified today by remains in the Forum archaeological zone.

00185 Rome Italy

Aqua Claudia was a Roman aqueduct begun under Emperor Caligula and completed by Claudius in the 1st century CE. Remains of its arches are still visible in Rome, especially around the Parco degli Acquedotti and near the Porta Maggiore area.

Via di San Gregorio 30, Rome, 00184, IT

The Domus Augustana was the private imperial residence on Rome’s Palatine Hill, part of the vast palace complex built for the emperors of the Flavian dynasty. It is now preserved as ancient ruins within the Palatine archaeological area.

Viale di Porta Tiburtina 14, Rome, 00185, IT

Porta Tiburtina is an ancient Roman gate in Rome, incorporated into the later Aurelian Walls. It stands near the start of the old Via Tiburtina and is also associated with the nearby Arch of St. Lawrence.

Via di Grottaperfetta 410-420, Rome, IT

A Roman-period villa ruin in Rome, located in the Grottaperfetta area. The name is generic and can refer to an ancient Roman villa site rather than a widely famous monument.

Rome, IT

The Horrea Agrippiana were large granaries or warehouses on the Aventine in ancient Rome, traditionally associated with Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa. They are known today as archaeological remains rather than a standing monument.