Trajan's Forum

Welcome, dedicated students of antiquity and intrepid travelers, to the absolute pinnacle of ancient Roman urban design: the truly magnificent, awe-inspiring Forum of Trajan. As you stand here today, looking out over this vast,…

As we move forward into the central excavated area, our primary scholarly focus must absolutely immediately center upon the truly massive, incredibly impressive architectural footprint of the Basilica Ulpia. During its absolute…

Standing directly behind the massive, sprawling remains of the Basilica Ulpia, we now arrive at what is undeniably the most visually famous, universally recognized, and absolutely perfectly preserved monument in this entire…

Directly flanking the small, highly restricted courtyard where the magnificent, towering Column of Trajan proudly stands, Apollodorus of Damascus brilliantly, highly logically designed two incredibly large, perfectly symmetrical…

As we carefully proceed further into the deepest, most highly restricted area of the massive forum complex, directly behind the towering, majestic column, we enter an incredibly fascinating, highly debated zone of intense…

Turning our scholarly gaze away from the deeply flat, highly excavated floor of the main forum, we absolutely must look up the steep, highly dramatic slope of the Quirinal Hill to fully appreciate the incredibly massive,…

For our final, deeply fascinating exploration within this specific area, we will take advantage of a truly remarkable, highly unique, and relatively new feature that greatly, deeply enhances our physical, highly spatial…

As we conclude our deeply extensive, highly analytical scholarly exploration of Trajan's magnificent Forum, let us take a final, highly reflective moment to carefully look back across this vast, incredibly complex sea of ancient…