?? The public will have access to the archaeological after crossing the tunnel underground dei Fori Imperiali, opened for the first time after the excavations of the last century.
The projects ?Forum of Augustus? and ?Caesar?s Forum?, promoted by the Culture and Tourism - Capitolina Superintendent of Cultural Heritage of Rome, are produced by Zètema Culture Project, the design and care are of Piero Angela and Paco Lanciano with the historic collaboration of Gaetano Capasso and the Scientific Director of the Superintendent Capitolina.
The idea behind the new project is to repeat the experience of exploitation of the ?Forum of Augustus? and, through the use of cutting-edge teconologie, also tell the ?Forum of Caesar? starting from stones, fragments and columns Less Infos>> . Viewers will be accompanied by the voice of Piero Angela and impressive movies and reconstructions that show places as they looked like in ancient Rome: a representation and thrilling at the same time full of great information from historical and scientific rigor.

To watch the show traveling within the Forum of Caesar, the access will be through the staircase located near the Trajan?s Column. The public will then go through the Forum of Trajan on a catwalk specially made by the Management of Superintendent Capitolina and from the design Zètema and will travel the underground tunnel dei Fori Imperiali, opened for the first time since the end of the excavations of the last century. You will touch the Forum of Caesar and released from a scale existing on Via dei Fori Imperial height of the Roman Curia. Thanks to the structural work made for the safety and accessibility of the area and will also be people with disabilities.
The story of Piero Angela, accompanied by reconstructions and films, will start from the history of the excavations made for the construction of the Via dei Fori Imperiali, when an army of 1,500 construction workers, laborers and workers were mobilized to an unprecedented: Raze A entire neighborhood and dig deep throughout the area to reach the level of ancient Rome. Then you will live in history starting from the remains of the majestic Temple of Venus, built by Julius Caesar after his victory over Pompey and you can relive the excitement of the life of the time in Rome, when officials, plebeians, military, matrons, consuls and senators strolled under the arcades of the Forum. Among the colonnades were reappear taberne the time, that is, the offices and shops of the Forum and, among these, the shop of a nummulario, a sort of currency exchange points of time. At that time there was also a large public toilet of which were curious remnants.
The visit will try to recall the role of the Forum in the life of the Romans but also the figure of Julius Caesar. To accomplish this great work, Caesar had to expropriate and demolish an entire neighborhood and the total cost was 100 million gold coins, the equivalent of at least 300 million euro. It also wanted that right next to his court was built the new headquarters of the Roman Senate, the Curia. A building that still exists and that, through a virtual reconstruction, will be able to review as it appeared at that time.
In those years, while the power of Rome grew dramatically, the Senate was very weakened and it was in this situation of internal crisis that Caesar was able to get exceptional powers and perpetual. Thanks to the story of Piero Angela you can know more about this man intelligent and ambitious, idolized by some, hated and feared by others.

THE PROJECT
The story of Piero Angela, accompanied by reconstructions and films, from the history of the excavations made for the construction of the Via dei Fori Imperiali, when an army of 1,500 construction workers, laborers and workers were mobilized to an unprecedented: Raze A entire neighborhood and dig deep throughout the area to reach the level of ancient Rome.
So the story goes live, starting from the remains of the majestic Temple of Venus, built by Julius Caesar after his victory over Pompey to relive the excitement of the life of the time in Rome, when officials, plebeians, military, matrons, consuls and senators strolled under the arches of the Forum. Among the colonnades were reappear taberne the time, that is, the offices and shops of the Forum and, among these, the shop of a nummulario, a sort of currency exchange points of time. At that time there was also a large public toilet of which were curious remnants.
The visit seeks to evoke the role of the Forum in the life of the Romans but also the figure of Julius Caesar. To accomplish this great work, Caesar had to expropriate and demolish an entire neighborhood and the total cost was 100 million gold coins, the equivalent of at least 300 million euro. It also wanted that right next to his court was built the new headquarters of the Roman Senate, the Curia. A building that still exists and that, through a virtual reconstruction, you can review as it appeared at that time.
In those years, while the power of Rome grew dramatically, the Senate was very weakened and it was in this situation of internal crisis that Caesar was able to get exceptional powers and perpetual. Thanks to the story of Piero Angela you can know more about this man intelligent and ambitious, idolized by some, hated and feared by others.