Mercati di Traiano (Trajan’s Market) in Rome is a large complex of ruins located close to the Colosseum, which includes the Museo dei Fori Imperiali (Museum of the Imperial Forums). The complex was built in 100-110 AD by the architect Apollodorus of Damascus during the … [read more]
Archaeology in Rome
Museums
Museo dell’Ara Pacis
Museo dell’Ara Pacis in Rome has two distinctively different purposes: the first is housing the Ara Pacis of Augustus, and the second is that of space for temporary exhibitions. The Ara Pacis Augustae is an altar dedicated to Pax, the Roman goddess of peace. The … [read more]
Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel
The Vatican Museums in Rome is one of the largest and richest museums in the world, offering the visitor everything from Egyptian artefacts to Renaissance masterpieces and from Etruscan relics to modern art, with the Sistine Chapel as the absolute highlight. As the name suggests, … [read more]