Tip #1 Buy your tickets at the Roman Forum because the line is shorter and the ticket includes the Coliseum, plus it's good for 2 days. The line was only about 10 minutes long and at the Coliseum we just walked right in.
Tip# 2 Download the Rick Steve's pod cast which will give you a guided audio tour of the Roman Forum, and listen to it right on your IPhone. It will save you money, and you won't have to carry that large listening device they rent to you.
The price of admission is worth every euro, it was the least expensive thing we did our whole vacation.
The Forum was the center of Ancient Rome unfortunately it's almost completely in ruins. All that remains are a few walls, columns, and the layouts of floors but you can get an idea of the grandeur it once was, just by the sheer size of what remains.
This is the Arch of Septimius Severus is best preserved monument. During Roman times, monuments were built and then changed as different rulers come into power. This monument had a statue on top depicting Septimius and his two sons, after his death one of his sons killed the other, and had his brother Geta's name removed from the arch.
The Arch was built to commemorate the victory of Emperor Septimius is the region that is now Iraq and Iran. It's details and ornate stone work is incredible, but then again almost everything in city is incredible.
Brody is not capable of taking a photo where he is serious or looking at the camera.
The columns to the right of this photo are the remains of The Temple of Saturn. It served at the treasury of the Roman state as well as a temple. All that remains are these 8 columns made from Egyptian granite sitting on travertine blocks.
Across the street from the Forum and down this hill are the ruins of Trajan's Market. It's basically the world's oldest shopping Mall. Some of the floors are still intact and remains of a library can still be viewed. Our apartment was right behind these ruins and was the perfect location for us to sight see.
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