The site of Caesar's assassination
The actual ground where Julius Caesar fell in 44 BC โ a historical moment you can stand precisely beside.
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The free view explains the layout; descending gives you scale, proximity to the assassination site, and the cat sanctuary. At a nominal fee, worth it if you're passing anyway.
Twenty to thirty minutes on the walkways. Make it a stop between the Pantheon and Trastevere โ it sits exactly halfway.
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An archaeological pit in the middle of a busy traffic circle โ holding four Republican temples among the oldest surviving in Rome (fourth to second century BC), and behind them the remains of the Curia of Pompey: the hall where Julius Caesar was assassinated on 15 March 44 BC. The actual site of the event that changed history, not a replica or a guess. It was found by accident in 1929 during demolition for a new quarter; Mussolini halted the project and left the pit exposed. For ninety years it could only be seen from above, until walkways opened in 2023 โ making it one of the newest things to visit in Rome, and one of the cheapest. The other surprise: the site has been an official cat sanctuary for decades. Hundreds of cats live among the columns, cared for by a volunteer association with a small office inside the pit that welcomes visitors โ one of Rome's strangest and most endearing details.
The actual ground where Julius Caesar fell in 44 BC โ a historical moment you can stand precisely beside.
Among Rome's oldest surviving temples, visible free from street level at any hour โ including lit at night.
A colony living among the columns for decades under volunteer care โ a purely Roman detail.
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