Ancient Rome - Rome - page 167

Domus Flavia , where he would hold official audiences. From the Domus find your way up to the Orti
Farnesiani . These gardens weren't part of the ancient city but give good views over the Roman Forum. Then
head down to the Forum, entering near the Arco di Tito , one of the site's great triumphal arches. Beyond
this, bear left and pick up Via Sacra , the Forum's main drag. Follow this down and after a few hundred
metres you'll come to the Casa delle Vestali , where the legendary Vestal Virgins lived, tending to their du-
ties and guarding their virtue. Beyond the three columns of the Tempio di Castore e Polluce , you'll see a
flattened area littered with column bases and brick stumps. This is the Basilica Giulia , where lawyers and
magistrates worked in the crowded law courts. Meanwhile, senators debated matters of state at the Curia ,
over on the other side of the Forum. From near the Curia, exit the Forum past the Arco di Settimio Severo
and climb the Campidoglio (Capitoline Hill) to the magnificent Capitoline Museums ( Click here ), whose
collection of classical art includes some of the city's finest ancient sculptures.