Colosseum Tour – Including Roman Forum and the Ancient City, here you will step into history on this Colosseum Tour starting from the Arch of Constantine with Skip the line to the Colosseum tickets. therefore you will not have to wait around in the long lines… Once inside on this Colosseum Tour our guide will show you the around this Ancient amphitheater,  with stories of the gladiators and emperors, along with the many battles that have taken place over the years.

In the sixth century the Colosseum was used as a burial ground, and later as a dwelling. During the Jubilee of 1675 in memory of the many Christian martyrs the Colosseum assumed the character of a sacred place. In 1744 Pope Benedict XIV consecrated him to the passion of Christ, and he built the 15 Stations of the Cross. This best Colosseum tour will then move on towards the Arch of Constantine, which was built on the ancient Via Triumphalis,  a road used by the triumphant marches direct to the Capitol to celebrate the battle at the Milvian Bridge in 312 AD, when Emperor Constantine defeated his rival Maxentius.

We can then continue our  tour through the streets and trails of a tour of the Roman Forum located between the seven hills of Rome. Over the centuries there were built monuments, buildings for political activities, religious and commercial activities, following civil basilicas, where activities took place proceedings. The various dynasties of emperors added prestigious monuments: the Temple of Vespasian and Titus and that of Antoninus Pius and Faustina,  the Arch of Septimius Severus, to celebrate the victories of the emperor over the Parthians. The Emperor Maxentius to the early fourth century AD built the temple dedicated to the memory of his son Romulus. The last monument built in the Forum’s Column was erected in 608 AD in honor of the Byzantine Emperor Phocas.

From Roman Forum we will continue and conclude our tour at the great Piazza del Campidoglio on the Capitoline Hill (Capitolium), since ancient times this has been the focal point of political and religious activities in Rome. The most famous episode which covers the Capitol is linked to the invasion of 18 July 390 BC when the Gauls reached and sacked Rome, with the exception of the Capitol, legend has it that the night attack of the Gauls was foiled thanks to the squawking of the Capitoline geese kept in the sacred precincts of the temple of Juno.

This Colosseum tour is great for both adults and children as our excellent tour guide will bring to life the mystery and drama as well details of the many water battles which took place inside the great amphitheater.

From Roman Forum our Colosseum and Ancient Rome Tour will continue to the great Piazza del Campidoglio on the Capitoline Hill (Capitolium), since ancient times this has been the focal point of political and religious activities in Rome. The most famous episode which covers the Capitol is linked to the invasion of 18 July 390 BC when the Gauls reached and sacked Rome, with the exception of the Capitol, legend has it that the night attack of the Gauls was foiled thanks to the squawking of the Capitoline geese kept in the sacred precincts of the temple of Juno. The Piazza del Campidoglio is situated on the Capitoline Hill (Capitolium) is the first modern square in Rome thanks to the genius of Michelangelo, who in 1546 built the facade of the Senatorial Palace. Then he rebuilt the Palace of the Conservators and began the construction of a second building, the New Palace (now the site of the first public museum in the world which opened in 1734, the Capitoline Museums. The Senatorial Palace was completed after the death of Michelangelo, by Giacomo della Porta, and the New Palace by Carlo Rainaldi.