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Via dei Fori Imperiali - Rome, Italy - A View toward the Colosseum

An elevated view from the Vittoriano follows Via dei Fori Imperiali toward the Colosseum, surrounded by umbrella pines and the monuments of ancient Rome.

Trajan’s Markets - Imperial Fora, Rome - Ancient Rome beneath the Medieval City

The Great Hemicycle of Trajan’s Markets curves above the archaeological remains of the Imperial Fora, with medieval and later Rome rising behind the ancient complex.

Piazza Venezia - Rome, Italy - Rooftops and Domes from the Vittoriano

An elevated view from the Vittoriano crosses Piazza Venezia toward the rooftops and historic church domes of central Rome beneath a dramatic sky.

Piazza Venezia - Rome, Italy - Where Historic Rome Meets the Modern City

Busy Piazza Venezia unfolds below Palazzo Venezia, where Renaissance architecture, Roman umbrella pines and the traffic of modern Rome meet in the heart of the capital.

Le Colonnacce - Forum of Nerva, Rome - Minerva above the Ancient Columns

The richly decorated Colonnacce survive from the Forum of Nerva, with Corinthian columns, an ancient frieze and the figure of Minerva still visible above.

Trajan’s Forum - Rome, Italy - Marble Path toward Trajan’s Column

An ancient geometric marble pavement leads through the ruins of Trajan’s Forum toward Trajan’s Column and the historic churches of central Rome.

Trajan’s Markets - Rome, Italy - Ancient Brickwork above the Forum

The sweeping Great Hemicycle of Trajan’s Markets rises above the archaeological remains beside Trajan’s Forum in the heart of ancient Rome.

Santa Maria di Loreto - Rome, Italy - Renaissance Dome Framed by Roman Pines

The Renaissance church of Santa Maria di Loreto rises beside Trajan’s Forum, its distinctive dome naturally framed by tall umbrella pines in central Rome.

Basilica Ulpia - Trajan’s Forum, Rome - Columns across the Ancient Forum

Tall columns rise above the remains of the Basilica Ulpia in Trajan’s Forum, revealing the scale of one of ancient Rome’s greatest civic buildings.

Trajan’s Markets - Imperial Fora, Rome - The Great Hemicycle of Ancient Rome

The sweeping brick façade of Trajan’s Markets forms the Great Hemicycle above the archaeological remains of the Imperial Fora in central Rome.

Basilica Ulpia - Trajan’s Forum, Rome - Marble Pavement and Ancient Columns

A close view of the Basilica Ulpia reveals ancient columns, reconstructed bases and sections of patterned marble pavement within Trajan’s Forum in Rome.

Basilica Ulpia - Trajan’s Forum, Rome - Ancient Columns beneath Baroque Domes

The surviving columns and marble pavement of the Basilica Ulpia stand within Trajan’s Forum, framed by Trajan’s Column and the domed churches of central Rome.

Forum of Caesar - Rome, Italy - Fragments of Rome’s First Imperial Forum

Ancient walls, architectural fragments and excavated foundations reveal the surviving remains of Caesar’s Forum in the heart of Rome.

Imperial Fora - Rome, Italy - Ancient Caesar beneath the Vittoriano

The ruins of Caesar’s Forum stretch across the foreground while the monumental Vittoriano rises above them, bringing two very different periods of Roman history into one view.

Trajan’s Forum - Rome, Italy - Ancient Ruins at the Edge of the Imperial Fora

Ancient walls, arches and foundations mark the edge of Trajan’s Forum in Rome, with later buildings rising above the archaeological remains.

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