April – November 2019
Journeys through Ancient Rome
2 stories and 2 routes
Conceived by Piero Angela and Paco Lanciano
Claudio Parisi Presicce, Sovrintendente Capitolino ai Beni Culturali
THE PROJECT
While spacing on various aspects of the Roman world, the story is still anchored to the site of Augustus, creatively using the remains of the Forum to try to let the stones “speak” for themselves. Besides the faithful reconstruction of the area, with special effects of all kinds, the story focuses on the figure of Augustus, whose giant statue, over 12 meters high, dominated the area next to the temple.
A new period of Roman history started under Augustus: as a matter of fact the imperial age was one of great achievement, within a century Rome ruled over an empire which extended from current England to the borders of the modern Iraq, including most of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. These achievements led to the expansion not only of the empire, but also of culture, technologies, legal rules, art. Traces of that past are still visible in all parts of the Empire, with amphitheaters, baths, libraries, temples, roads.
Besides, after Augustus many other emperors left their mark in the Imperial Fora building their own Forum.
Rome at that time had more than one million inhabitants: no city in the world had ever had a population of those proportions; only London in the XIX century reached that size. It was the great metropolis of antiquity: the capital of economics, law, power and entertainment.
WHEN
From 21 April to 30 April: ore 20.20 – 21.20 – 22.20
From 1 May to 31 August: ore 21.00 – 22.00 – 23.00
From 1 September to 30 September: ore 20.00 – 21.00 – 22.00
From 1 October to 11 November : ore 19.00 – 20.00 – 21.00
Duration: 40 minutes
HOW
Through special audio systems with headphones the spectators will listen to music, special effects and the story narrated by Piero Angela in 8 languages (Italian, English, French, Russian, Spanish and Japanese, German and Chinese).
The spectators will be accompanied by the voice of Piero Angela and by some amazing videos and reconstructions that show places as they looked like at the time of Augustus: a thrilling representation which combines historical and scientific rigor with entertainment.
While spacing on various aspects of the Roman world, the story is still anchored to the site of Augustus, creatively using the remains of the Forum to try to let the stones “speak” for themselves. Besides the faithful reconstruction of the area, with special effects of all kinds, the story focuses on the figure of Augustus, whose giant statue, over 12 meters high, dominated the area next to the temple.
WHERE
ROME, FORI IMPERIALI – FORO DI AUGUSTO
VIA ALESSANDRINA, LARGO CORRADO RICCI SIDE
Forum of Caesar
A NEW JOURNEY THROUGH THE HISTORY OF ANCIENT ROME
After the huge success of last year, the “Forum of Augustus” returns and the project for the enhancement of the Imperial Fora area
gets bigger with an exciting new step: “The Forum of Caesar” by Piero Angela and Paco Lanciano.
THE PROJECT
The story narrated by Piero Angela, accompanied by reconstructions and videos, starts from the history of the excavations made for the construction of Via dei Fori Imperiali, when an “army” of 1,500 construction workers were mobilized in an unprecedented work: razing to the ground an entire neighborhood and digging out the area until the level of ancient Rome was reached.
Thus the story starts from the remains of the majestic Temple of Venus, built by Julius Caesar after his victory over Pompey, to lead the spectators into the excitement of the daily life in Ancient Rome, when officials, plebeians, militaries, matrons, consuls and senators strolled under the arches of the Forum. Ancient taberne reapper among these colonnades, they were used as offices and shops of the Forum and, among these, of particular interest is the shop of a nummulario, a sort of currency exchange point of the timeThere was also a large public toilet of which there are curious remains.
The visit seeks to evoke the role of the Forum in the life of the Romans but also the figure of Julius Caesar. To accomplish this great work, Caesar had to expropriate and demolish an entire neighborhood, at the total cost of 100 million gold coins, the equivalent of at least 300 million euros. Caesar also wanted that the new headquarters of the Roman Senate, the Curia, was built right next to his court. A building that still exists and that, through a virtual reconstruction, you can review as it appeared at that time.
In those years, while the power of Rome grew dramatically, the Senate was very weakened and it was in this situation of internal crisis that Caesar was able to get special and perpetual political power. Through the story narrated by Piero Angela spectators will get to know more about this intelligent and ambitious man, idolized by some, hated and feared by others.
WHEN
From 21 April to 30 April: Sunday-Friday 20.20 – 22.20, Saturday 20.20 alle 22.40
From 1 May to 31 May: Sunday-Friday 20.40 – 23.00, Saturday 20.40 alle 23.20
From 1 June to 31 July: 21.00 – 23.40
From 1 August to 31 August: ore 20.40 – 23.40
From 1 September to 30 September: Sunday-Friday 20.00 – 23.20, Saturday 20.00 – 23.20
From 1 October to 31 October : 19.00 – 22.20
From 1 November to 12 November: Sunday-Friday 18.20 – 22.00, Saturday 18.20 – 22.00
Shows every: 20 minutes
Duration: 50 minutes
HOW
Through special audio systems with headphones the spectators will listen to music, special effects and the story narrated by Piero Angela in 8 languages (Italian, English, French, Russian, Spanish and Japanese, German and Chinese).
The story narrated by Piero Angela is accompanied by some amazing videos and reconstructions.
To watch the traveling show at the Forum of Caesar, the access will be through the staircase located near the Trajan’s Column.
To reach the Forum of Caesar the public will pass through the Forum of Trajan on a walkway and under the underground tunnel of the Imperial Fora, opened for the first time after the excavations of the last century.
The visit seeks to evoke the role of the Forum in the life of the Romans but also the figure of Julius Caesar.
WHERE
ROME, FORO DI TRAIANO
NEXT TO TRAJAN’S COLUMN
BUY

Tickets Forum of Augustus
Full price: € 15,00 – Forum of Caesar + Forum of Augustus Combined Ticket: € 25.00
Concessions: € 10,00 – Forum of Caesar + Forum of Augustus Combined Ticket: € 17.00
Groups: € 10.00 – Forum of Caesar + Forum of Augustus
Combined Ticket € 17.00
The ticket office opens 1 hour before
(groups of more than 10 people, only for Sunday-Thursday shows, except on public holidays)
Booking fee: € 1,00 Single show | € 2,00 Combined Ticket
No booking fee is applied if you purchase tickets on the spot
Disabled people: 6 seats reserved for disabled people and one carer on special platforms for each show
For exclusive shows please email us at viaggioneifori@060608.it

Tickets Forum of Caesar
Full price: € 15,00 – Forum of Caesar + Forum of Augustus
Combined Ticket: € 25.00
Concessions: € 10,00 – Forum of Caesar + Forum of Augustus
Combined Ticket: € 17.00
Groups: € 10.00 – Forum of Caesar + Forum of Augustus
Combined Ticket € 17.00
The ticket office opens 30 minutes before
(groups of more than 10 people, only for Sunday-Thursday shows, except on public holidays)
Booking fee: € 1,00 Single show | € 2,00 Combined Ticket
No booking fee is applied if you purchase tickets on the spot
Accessible for disabled people
For exclusive shows please email us at viaggioneifori@060608.it
BUY ON-LINE
TICKET INFO
Please note that visitors entitled to free admission must book in advance their tickets. However, these tickets are not available to purchase online, as proof of eligibility is required.
A € 1.00 booking fee is applied to free of charge tickets if purchased through the Contact Centre +39 060608 and Tourist Information Points.
Concessions include:
- young people aged under 26 years;
- adults aged over 65;
- teachers on duty;
- journalists with Italian press card (professionals, practitioners, freelance);
- Italian Police members with identification card;
- Groups of 10 people or more: € 10,00 from Sunday to Thursday excluding holidays;
- Agreements
Free of charge:
- children aged under 6 years;
- visitors with a disability and/or disabled civilians with a disability rated at 74% one helper
- European Union Tourist Guides showing a valid permit issued by the relevant authority.
Tickets can be purchased:
- Online
- Contact Center +39 060608 (open daily from 9.00 to 21.00 at the cost of a local call)
- Box Office:
– Forum of Augustus Via Alessandrina, Largo Corrado Ricci side: only for the show of the day and subject to availability. The box office opens 1 hour before; (map)
– Forum of Caesar Forum of Trajan, near Trajan’s Column: only for the show of the day and subject to availability. The box office opens 30 minutes before; (map) - Tourist Information Points PIT
- Termini, Stazione Termini – Via Giovanni Giolitti 34, Interno edificio F – binario 24 (map)
- Castel Sant’Angelo, Piazza Pia (adiacente giardini) (map)
- Nazionale, Via Nazionale (Palazzo delle Esposizioni) (map)
- Minghetti, Via Marco Minghetti (angolo Via del Corso) (map)
- Fori Imperiali, Via dei Fori Imperiali (map)
- Navona, Piazza delle Cinque Lune (Piazza Navona) (map)
- Ciampino, Aeroporto G.B. Pastine zona esterna dell’area Arrivi (map)
- Fiumicino, Aeroporto Leonardo Da Vinci – Arrivi Internazionali Terminal T3 (map)
- Sonnino, Piazza Sidney Sonnino (map)
No booking fee is applied if you purchase tickets on the spot.
Only in the event that the show is cancelled due to bad weather or other technical reasons, you can request a refund and/or a date change. Refunds and change date are available for cancelled shows only
Refunds ad/or date changes must be requested no later than 15 days from the date of the cancelled show. Please click here.
The booking fee is not refundable.
In case of late arrival, we do not guarantee that you will get the time slot you booked and we reserve to admit latecomers in the following groups, subject to availability.
Non-European customers will be eligible for refunds exclusively for purchases paid by credit card.
No refund is available at the box offices on the spot
Please note: viaggioneifori@060608.it does not reply on weekends and bank holidays
No pets allowed on the stands and on the visit itinerary.
CONTACTS

The stones speak. And they tell a lot of stories. The Forum of Augustus and Forum of Caesar are important sources of information for archaeologists and for all of us. Through light effects we will reconstruct the Forum, a place at the centre of many historical events in ancient Rome.
Piero Angela

We invite you to enjoy a cultural, educational, emotional and spectacular experience, that is also original and surprising. The findings are the protagonists of this experience and technology will help us to appreciate it. You will be enchanted by the real life, the ancient world, and history.
Paco Lanciano

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