Rome's newest park and museum

on January 12, 2024, The city of Rome opened up an archaeological park on the Caelian hill, composed of hundreds of marble statues, columns, architectural features, tombs, tombstones, and more, under the shadow of the temple complex of Divine Claudius. The city also opened up the Museum of the Forma Urbis which contains the fragments from the famous marble map depicting Severan-era Rome.  Let's explore this indoor-outdoor collection!

0:00 Introduction
0:43 Caelian hill archaeological park
1:58 Pomerium cippi (3)
2:56 Republican tuff tomb of Galba
4:23 Archeo park next to terrace wall of Temple of Claudius
5:44 Forma Urbis Museum: fragments of Rome's marble city plan
9:40 Why visit this park and museum?

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