Forum of Augustus
The Forum of Augustus is one of the Imperial fora of Rome, Italy, built by Augustus. It includes the Temple of Mars Ultor. The incomplete forum and its temple were inaugurated in 2 BC, 40 years after they were first vowed.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: second of the so-called imperial fora at Rome, built by Augustus.
- Also known as: “Augustan Forum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arch of Titus and Temple of Caesar.
Arch of Titus
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The Arch of Titus is a 1st-century AD honorific arch, located on the Via Sacra, Rome, just to the south-east of the Roman Forum. It was constructed in c. Arch of Titus is situated 420 metres south of Forum of Augustus.
Temple of Caesar
Archaeological site
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The Temple of Caesar or Temple of Divus Iulius, also known as Temple of the Deified Julius Caesar, delubrum, heroon or Temple of the Comet Star, was an ancient structure in the Roman Forum of Rome, Italy, located near the Regia and the Temple of Vesta. Temple of Caesar is situated 250 metres south of Forum of Augustus.
Arch of Constantine
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The Arch of Constantine is a triumphal arch in Rome dedicated to the emperor Constantine the Great. The arch was commissioned by the Roman Senate to commemorate Constantine's victory over Maxentius at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in AD 312. Arch of Constantine is situated 590 metres southeast of Forum of Augustus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capitoline Hill and Palatine Hill.
Capitoline Hill
Locality
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The Capitolium or Capitoline Hill, between the Forum and the Campus Martius, is one of the Seven Hills of Rome. The hill was earlier known as Mons Saturnius, dedicated to the god Saturn.
Palatine Hill
Locality
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The Palatine Hill, which relative to the seven hills of Rome is the centremost, is one of the most ancient parts of the city; it has been called "the first nucleus of the Roman Empire".
Colosseo
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The Colosseo district is the heart of ancient Rome and the Roman Empire. It has the Colosseum, the Forum, and the Capitoline Museum.
Forum of Augustus
- Categories: real property, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Municipio Roma I, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Forum of Augustus” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “منتدى أغسطس”
- Basque: “Augustoren foroa”
- Belarusian: “Форум Аўгуста”
- Bulgarian: “Форум на Август”
- Bulgarian: “Храм на Марс Ултор”
- Catalan: “Fòrum d’August”
- Chinese: “奥古斯都论坛”
- Chinese: “奧古斯都論壇”
- Chinese: “奧古斯都議事廣場”
- Croatian: “Augustov forum”
- Czech: “Augustovo forum”
- Dutch: “Forum van Augustus”
- Esperanto: “Forumo de Aŭgusto”
- Finnish: “Augustuksen forum”
- French: “Forum d’Auguste”
- Georgian: “ავგუსტუსის ფორუმი”
- German: “Augustus-Forum”
- German: “Augustusforum”
- German: “Forum augustus”
- Greek: “Αγορά του Αυγούστου”
- Hebrew: “פורום אוגוסטוס”
- Hungarian: “Augustus fóruma”
- Italian: “foro di Augusto”
- Italian: “Foro di Augusto”
- Japanese: “アウグストゥスのフォルム”
- Japanese: “フォルム・アウグストゥム”
- Korean: “아우구스투스 포룸”
- Latin: “Forum Augusti”
- Latin: “Forum Augustum”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Augustus‘ forum”
- Norwegian: “Augustus’ forum”
- Polish: “Forum Augusta”
- Portuguese: “Fórum de augusto”
- Portuguese: “Fórum de Augusto”
- Russian: “Форум Августа”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Augustov forum”
- Slovenian: “Avgustov forum”
- Spanish: “Foro de augusto”
- Spanish: “Foro de Augusto”
- Swedish: “Augustus forum”
- Swedish: “Forum Augustus”
- Turkish: “Augustus forumu”
- Turkish: “Augustus Forumu”
- Ukrainian: “Форум Августа”
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