Via Sacra

• The Via Sacra meant ‘the Sacred Road’ and was the Main street of Ancient Rome.
• It ran from the top of the Capitoline Hill through the Forum Romanum to the Colosseum.

Description

• The road passed through all the most Religious Sites in Rome.
• It was also the Financial Centre of Rome.
• The Roman Triumph would pass along the Via Sacra.
• It was covered over during the 5th century BCE, then paved and during the reign of Nero (54-68 CE) it received colonnades.

Photo and Map: Via Sacra, Rome