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Basilica Aemilia

30 Reviews

#633 of 1,983 things to do in Rome

Sights & Landmarks, Historic Sites, Ancient Ruins

Via Sacra | Roman Forum, Rome, Italy

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3.5 30 reviews

Excellent20%
Very good30%
Average44%
Poor6%
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4 weeks ago

“Imagination Required”

May 26, 2019

“Under excavation but impressive!! ”

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Via Sacra | Roman Forum, Rome, Italy

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SuperTed19

Madison, Wisconsin

596168

Reviewed 4 weeks ago

Imagination Required

There are bits and pieces, with more being uncovered during the slow process of digging through thousands of years of history. Like many locations, this one is not as sexy as The Colosseum or the Pantheon. Having said that, it’s these smaller sites that help...More

Date of experience: May 2019

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Krista826

Parry Sound, Canada

218163

Reviewed May 26, 2019 via mobile

Under excavation but impressive!!

I was surprised to see do many “average” reviews as history is slowly being uncovered here by archeologists. While much of this basilica is ruins, you can see the notes and numbered artifacts by archeologists. If you’re into archeology and/or history, I think you’ll find...More

Date of experience: May 2019

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kwagmeister

Evansville, Indiana

855396

Reviewed July 18, 2018

Amazing ruins and more excavating taking place

The work of excavating the Roman ruins around the colosseum and the forum continues, and this site, though centuries old, is fascinating. You cannot walk along the ruins of this particular area, despite the Forum being literally over the wall, but it’s worth a good...More

Date of experience: July 2018

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daffystjob

Manchester, United Kingdom

542205

Reviewed March 19, 2018

Not much left standing, but the atmosphere is great

With so much to see at the Roman Forum, small standing walls can seem insignificant, to me, the collapsed building can have so much charm. Many tourist avoid this little path past the Basilica Emilia and it is their loss. The damaged columns, damaged and...More

Date of experience: February 2018

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CodyMav

Gold Coast, Australia

1512936

Reviewed December 9, 2017

Not much left

These ruins of a Roman civic hall are fairly strewn, but stop and concentrate and you can make out the outlines

Date of experience: February 2017

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GGORIX

Fira, Greece

181

Reviewed November 29, 2017 via mobile

Passing Through for photo-only...

Nice view - ideal for photography.Only passing through.Many better places to visit.Don t stay too long.

Date of experience: November 2017

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SoCalOregonian

Murrieta, California

2669795

Reviewed June 12, 2017

ANCIENT RUINS

Basilica Aemilia is located within the Roman Forum between the Curia Julia and Temple of Antoninus and Faustina. As with many other buildings here it lays in ruins with just the footprint and a few fragments to document is existence.

Date of experience: April 2017

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JT_Turner3

Phoenix, Arizona

1129674

Reviewed April 5, 2016

Mostly Ruins; Some Low Walls, Can See Layout

Basilica Emilia was built in 179 BC in the northwestern end of the Forum (right next to Antoninus and Faustian Temple). The structure was over 300ft long and 100ft wide. Destroyed and rebuilt several times during ancient Rome, the building was finally toppled in a...More