ROME

Monuments

Ara Pacis Augustae	Arch of Costantine	Arch of Titus
Castle Sant'Angelo (Castle Lungotevere)	The Catacombs of Priscilla (via Salaria 430)	The Catacombs of San Callisto (via Appia Antica)
Catacombs of San Sebastian (via Appia Antica)	Circus Maximus (via del Circo Massimo)	Column of Marcus Aurelius (Piazza Colonna)
Trajan's Column	The Colosseum (Piazza del Colosseo)	Domus Aurea (via Labicana, 136)
Trevi Fountain (Piazza di Trevi)	Forum of Trajan (entrance from the via 4 November)	Forum of Augustus (via dei Fori Imperiali)
Mausoleum of Augustus	Trajan Markets (via 4 November)	Aurelian Walls
Servian Walls	Vatican City	Argentine Tower Zone
Palatine (via di San Gregorio)	Porta Pia (via XX Settembre)	Porta Portese (via Portuense)
Porta San Paolo (Piazza di Porta San Paolo)	Porta San Sebastian (Via di Porta San Sebastiano)	Portico d'Ottavia (via del Portico d'Ottavia)

Palatine (via di San Gregorio)
According to legend, on this hill Romulus traced with a plough the limits of the city, thus founding the "squared Rome". Confirming the legend, the remains of a village dating from the eighth century B.C. have been discovered.
In the Republican era many influential citizens, among them Catullus and the orator Hortense, had their villas built on Palatine Hill, the freshest and most peaceful place in the city. Since the time of Augustus, it was the residence of the Roman Emperors.
With the arrival of Christianity, churches, convents, and fortresses were added to the ancient buildings. The Palatine has remained even today one of the most beautiful places in the capital, not only because of its archaeological remains, but also because of the rich vegetation and splendid panorama.