The ancient Forum Romanum is located between the Palatino and the Campidoglio hills and its first erection dates back to the 7th century BC. It is situated nearby the Fori Imperiali, where most Rome vestiges are, and used to be the core of Rome political, religious and commercial life.

What remains of the Foro Romano is a square, whose shape resembles a trapezoid, where you can get from Via Sacra, the Vicus Iugarius and the Clivus Capitolinus. The visitor entering the excavations site will view an impressive sequence of historical buildings, beginning with the Tabularium, currently included in the Musei Capitolini.

You immediately see the ruins of the Basilica Emilia, which dates back to 179 BC, and the arch of Settimio Severio. Then you can see the Rostri, the tribunes where orators used to speak, and the tempio di Vesta (Vesta temple), which used to keep a fire that had to be always lit. Walking along Via Sacra cobbles, instead, you get to the Basilica di Massenzio (Maxentius basilica) and the tempio di Antonino e Faustina (Agostino and Faustina Temple).

There is also a temple dedicated to Venus Felix and to Roma Aeterna: it is the tempio di Venere e Roma, which used to be the biggest temple of Rome. The last monument that belongs to the complex is the Colonna di Foca (column of Foca), dating back to 608 and dedicated to emperor Foca.