Forum of Augustus Archaeological Site

Address: Via di Tor de’ Conti, 31, 00184 Roma RM, Italy (area of the Roman Forums)

Website: https://www.coopculture.it/en/colosseo-e-shop.cfm

Hours: Typically open as part of the archaeological area with variable hours (often 8:30am-7:30pm seasonally)

Admission: Entry via combined archaeological site ticket (varies); many central Rome archaeological passes include the Roman forums-check the official Colosseum/Forums site

The Forum of Augustus is one of the imperial fora in Rome, built under Emperor Augustus to provide a ceremonial and religious precinct complementing the Roman Forum. It was officially dedicated in 2 BCE and centered on the Temple of Mars Ultor.

The complex combined a monumental temple, colonnaded courtyards, and decorated porticoes that housed statues and served both cultic and public ceremonial uses. It functioned as a place for legal proceedings, senate delegations, and imperial commemorations tied to Augustus’s rule.

Constructed in the late first century BCE, the forum was part of a broader program of building that reshaped Rome’s central civic and religious landscape under Augustus. Archaeological remains are visible adjacent to the Via dei Fori Imperiali and have been the subject of ongoing excavation and restoration.

The ruins lie in central Rome, near the Capitoline and Roman Forum areas, and are accessible from the historic centre and major tourist routes.

• Founding and dedication: Commissioned by Emperor Augustus and formally dedicated in 2 BCE, the forum served imperial religious and political functions linked to the Augustan regime.

What to See#

• Temple of Mars Ultor: The Temple of Mars Ultor is the central and most prominent structure within the forum, built to house cult images and state ceremonial functions.
• Colonnades and porticoes: Colonnaded spaces and decorated porticoes framed public areas used for legal and commemorative functions during the imperial period.

The Forum of Augustus is in central Rome within the larger Roman Forum archaeological area, a short walk from the Colosseum and Capitoline Hill. Metro: Colosseo station (Line B) or numerous buses serving the historic centre.

• Buy a combined ticket including the Colosseum and Forum of Augustus to skip repetitive queues.
• Stand in the museum niches to read the inscriptions-Forum of Augustus rewards small details like reused columns and imperial dedications.
• Visit early morning or late afternoon to avoid the midday heat and to get better light on the Forum's remaining columns.