The Imperial Fora, today crossed by the avenue of Via dei Fori Imperiali, which covers a large portion of this site, form an architectural complex of exceptional scale. This complex brings together several monumental buildings and squares, erected from the end of the Roman Republic and during the first 150 years of the Roman Empire. […]
Dossier: Imperial Forums
Trajan’s Forum
Built at the beginning of the 2nd century by Emperor Trajan and the architect Apollodorus of Damascus, the complex completed the sequence of the Imperial Fora and pushed the technical limits of Roman urban planning: part of the neighboring hill was leveled to create a vast 300-meter-wide esplanade with porticoes. Main Features of the Forum […]