The 8 Best Ancient Ruins in Aventino, Lazio

December 22, 2021 Marianna Hollaway

Rome wasn't built in a day--and you'll need much more than a day to take in this timeless city. The city is a real-life collage of piazzas, open-air markets, and astonishing historic sites. Toss a coin into the Trevi Fountain, contemplate the Colosseum and the Pantheon, and sample a perfect espresso or gelato before spending an afternoon shopping at the Campo de’Fiori or Via Veneto. Enjoy some of the most memorable meals of your life here, too, from fresh pasta to succulent fried artichokes or a tender oxtail stew.
Restaurants in Rome

1. Porta San Sebastiano

Via di Porta S. Sebastiano, 18, 00179 Rome Italy +39 06 0608 0921 http://www.museodellemuraroma.it
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4.5 based on 52 reviews

Porta San Sebastiano

Originally known as Porta Appia built in 275 AD, this large keystone arch was renovated by various emperors and popes over the centuries, and today is considered one of the finest preserved of Rome’s gateways.

Reviewed By 82manuelal - Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

This Porta is located on the Aurelian Walls and is an ancient medieval castle and till 1990 a museum to visit; it was the first city access by Via Appia, the first road in Rome, and the first name of the fortress was "Appia"; Often renoved, and in the second World War it housed a secretary of the facist Ettore Mutti, he remained there until 1943; After the War it was reoppened to the public, and the city create a real museum, nowaday it's Museo delle Mura

2. Terme di Caracalla

Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 52, 00153 Rome Italy +39 06 3996 7700 http://www.isromantique.it/categorie/terme-di-caracalla_7/&l=2&p=7&set=0
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4.5 based on 2,464 reviews

Terme di Caracalla

The ruins of ancient Rome's public bathhouse, dating back to the 3rd century.

Reviewed By Kufra - Rome, Italy

The Roman thermal bathhouses were the forerunners of the modern fitness and aquatic centres, just as are many practices in ancient Rome. This expansive ruin commissioned by Caesar Caracalla is no exception and is in fact an excellent example. Situated on the route one would take when walking from the Circus Maximus, the ancient Roman racetrack ruins, to the Porta Sebastiano, the southern gate of Rome's surrounding ancient walls leading to the Via Appia Antica, the ancient Roman highway to Brindisi, this imposing structure is surrounded by a green, parklike area, and includes the ruins of its olympic sized swimming pool, steam rooms, hottub, cold and tepid baths, and the structures where its exercise and weight rooms, running track, food court, music room, pleasure gardens, reading room, hair dresser's salon, and other related centres of its complex were located. It is an amazing glimpse into life in ancient Rome, centre to a superpower.

3. Monte Testaccio

Via Nicolo Zabaglia 24 cnr Via Galvani, 00153 Rome Italy
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4.5 based on 34 reviews

Monte Testaccio

4. Casa Bellezza

Largo Arrigo VII, 4, Rome Italy http://archeoroma.beniculturali.it/siti-archeologici/casa-bellezza
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Casa Bellezza

5. Tempio Di Ercole Vincitore

Piazza della Bocca della Verita, 00186 Rome Italy +39 06 3996 7700 http://www.turismoroma.it/it/node/1121
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Tempio Di Ercole Vincitore

Reviewed By Peterharris32 - Fredericksburg, United States

I was making my way around a political rally and stumbled upon this very “Greek looking “ architectural structure: Temple of Hercules Victor. It was built in the 3rd century BC and is in excellent condition. Obviously, there is a lot to study about Hercules (Roman). I found something saying the Greek version stems from around 1200 BC. There is a marble statue in Naples, Italy and it shows that Heracles (Greek) really did have a very muscular physique sort of like Stallone or Lou Ferigno. Hercules ‘ strength and military prowess has become well-known in American culture.

6. Circus Maximus

Via del Circo Massimo, 00186 Rome Italy https://www.turismoroma.it/en/node/1047
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3.5 based on 1,997 reviews

Circus Maximus

7. Porticus Aemilia Emporium

Via Rubattino, 38, Rome Italy
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Porticus Aemilia Emporium

8. Mitreo del Circo Massimo

Piazza Bocca della Verita 16, 00185 Rome Italy http://www.sovraintendenzaroma.it/i_luoghi/roma_antica/monumenti/mitreo_del_circo_massimo
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Mitreo del Circo Massimo

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