Ancient & archaeological sites in Italy
Detourmap maps 600 ancient & archaeological sites worth the detour in Italy — ruins, stone circles, dolmens, pyramids, hillforts. The best known is Colosseum. The 150 most notable are listed here; the rest are on the map. Each has a photo and a Wikipedia article.
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Colosseum
Ancient & megalithic · 1st century · Iconic
Ancient Roman amphitheatre, a landmark of Rome, Italy
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Roman Forum
Ancient & megalithic · 8th century BC · Renowned
Ancient Roman center of the city, a landmark of Rome, Italy
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Paestum
Ancient & megalithic · 6th century BC · Renowned
Ancient Greek city in present-day village Paestum, Italy
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Trajan's Column
Ancient & megalithic · 2nd century · Renowned
Ancient Roman victory column, a landmark of Rome, Italy
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Aurelian Walls
Ancient & megalithic · 3rd century · Renowned
Historic line of walls built around the city of Rome, Italy
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Arch of Titus
Ancient & megalithic · 1st century · Renowned
Triumphal arch in Rome (constructed c. 81 AD)
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Arch of Septimius Severus (Roman Forum)
Ancient & megalithic · 3rd century · Notable
Celebratory monument/triumphal arch in the Roman Forum
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Servian Wall
Ancient & megalithic · 4th century BC · Notable
Defensive barrier around the ancient city of Rome
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Temple of Saturn
Ancient & megalithic · Notable
Ancient Roman temple to the god Saturn, in what is now Rome, Italy, at the foot of the Capitoline Hill
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Theatre of Marcellus
Ancient & megalithic · Notable
An ancient open-air theatre in Rome, Italy, built in the closing years of the Roman Republic
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Pyramid of Cestius
Ancient & megalithic · 1st century BC · Notable
Ancient pyramid in Rome, Italy, near the Porta San Paolo and the Protestant Cemetery
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Tabularium
Ancient & megalithic · 1st century BC · Notable
The official records office of Ancient Rome
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Temple of Castor and Pollux
Ancient & megalithic · 5th century BC · Notable
Ancient temple in the Roman Forum, Rome, central Italy
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Basilica of Maxentius
Ancient & megalithic · 4th century · Notable
Ancient building in the Roman Forum, Rome
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Temple of Antoninus and Faustina
Ancient & megalithic · 2nd century · Notable
2nd century Roman temple in Rome which was later converted into a Roman Catholic church, the Chiesa di San Lorenzo in Miranda or simply "San Lorenzo in Miranda"
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Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus
Ancient & megalithic · 6th century BC · Notable
The poliadic temple of the ancient city of Rome
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Forum of Augustus
Ancient & megalithic · Notable
Second of the so-called imperial fora at Rome, built by Augustus.
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Forum of Caesar
Ancient & megalithic · 1st century BC · Notable
The Forum of Caesar, also known by the Latin Forum Iulium or Forum Julium, Forum Caesaris, was a forum built by Julius Caesar near the Forum Romanum in Rome in…
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Kamarina
Ancient & megalithic · 6th century BC · Notable
Ancient city on the southern coast of Sicily
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Tusculum
Ancient & megalithic · Notable
Ancient Latin and Roman city and archeological site in the Alban Hills of Latium, Italy
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Temple of Peace
Ancient & megalithic · 1st century · Notable
Temple dedicated to the goddess Pax in ancient Rome
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Temple of Hercules Victor
Ancient & megalithic · Notable
The Temple of Hercules Victor or Hercules Olivarius is a Roman temple in Piazza Bocca della Verità, in the area of the Forum Boarium close to the Tiber in Rome…
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Baths of Trajan
Ancient & megalithic · Notable
Massive thermae, a bathing and leisure complex, built in ancient Rome starting from 104 AD and dedicated during the Kalends of July in 109.
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Temple of Vespasian and Titus
Ancient & megalithic · 1st century · Notable
Temple at the Forum Romanum
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Tomb of Caecilia Metella
Ancient & megalithic · Notable
Roman tomb on the Via Appia belonging to Caecilia Metella
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Temple of Venus Genetrix
Ancient & megalithic · 1st century BC · Notable
The main temple in the Forum of Julius Caesar at Rome
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Circus Flaminius
Ancient & megalithic · 3rd century BC · Notable
Field and plaza once used for horse races in ancient Rome and the surrounding district of ancient, medieval, and modern Rome
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Aqua Julia
Ancient & megalithic · 1st century BC · Notable
Roman aqueduct built in 33 BC by Agrippa under Augustus to supply the city of Rome, repaired and expanded by Augustus from 11–4 BC
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House of the Faun
Ancient & megalithic · 2nd century BC · Notable
Roman domus in Pompeii, perhaps the largest in the city at the time of its destruction
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Arch of Augustus
Ancient & megalithic · 1st century BC · Notable
Former triumphal arch in Rome, Italy
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Temple of Apollo Palatinus
Ancient & megalithic · Notable
Ancient Roman temple on the Palatine Hill, Rome
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Tomb of the Scipios
Ancient & megalithic · Notable
Common tomb of the Cornelii Scipiones family during the Roman Republic
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Giants of Mont'e Prama
Ancient & megalithic · 10th century BC · Notable
Archaeological site in the Italian municipality of Cabras (OR) where Nuragic age sculptures were found
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Altinum
Ancient & megalithic · Notable
Ancient city in Veneto and archaeological site in the Italian municipality of Quarto d'Altino (VE)
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Meta Sudans
Ancient & megalithic · 1st century · Notable
Large monumental conical fountain in ancient Rome
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Temple of the Olympian Zeus
Ancient & megalithic · Notable
Ancient temple in Agrigento, Sicily, Italy
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Amphitheatrum Castrense
Ancient & megalithic · 3rd century · Notable
Roman amphitheatre in Rome, Italy
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Lacus Curtius
Ancient & megalithic · Notable
Ancient Roman landmark; The Lacus Curtius ("Lake of Curtius") was a mysterious pit or pool in the ground in the Forum Romanum.
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Temple of Mars Ultor
Ancient & megalithic · Notable
Roman temple of the Corinthian order vowed by Octavian in 42 BCE and completed in 2 BCE, centerpiece of the Forum of Augustus
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Temple of Divus Augustus
Ancient & megalithic · Notable
Major temple in Rome built to commemorate Roman emperor, Augustus
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Lacus Juturnae
Ancient & megalithic · Notable
Formal pool built by the Romans near a spring or well in the Roman Forum.
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Tomb of Eurysaces the Baker
Ancient & megalithic · 1st century BC · Notable
A funerary monument of ancient Rome
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Villa San Michele
Ancient & megalithic · Notable
House museum in Italy, built by the Swedish doctor Axel Munthe
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Solarium Augusti
Ancient & megalithic · Notable
Monumental complex in Rome's Campus Martius built under Augustus
