The lapis niger latin black stone is an ancient shrine in the roman forum.
Marble forum rome.
Trajan s column monument that was erected in 106 113 ce by the roman emperor trajan and survives intact in the ruins of trajan s forum in rome.
In the popular imagination its temples and palaces gleam with polished white marble while a visit to the ruins of the roman forum or a viewing of russell crowe s gladiator is tinted with beige and ochre.
The colour of empire.
The many marbles of ancient rome a lot of people think of ancient rome as a pretty monochrome place.
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The roman forum also known by its latin name forum romanum italian.
Together with the associated vulcanal a sanctuary to vulcan it constitutes the only surviving remnants of the old comitium an early assembly area that preceded the forum and is thought to derive from an archaic cult site of the 7th or 8th century bc.
Rome s giant marble map layohn at the roman forum in the center of rome there once stood a grand monument called the temple of peace built by emperor vespasian to project his might and fortify his strong public image.
The marble column is of the roman doric order and it measures 125 feet 38 meters high together with the pedestal which contains a chamber that served as trajan s tomb.