Streets squares and districts to visit Rome

Following Arenula, you can reach this street full of beautiful fashion shops and other shops.

The Sacred Way was used by the triumphant warlords on their return from their military campaigns. They all went down that road, followed by their troops. The Sacred Way led up the Capitol to the temple of the Capitoline Triad. To the west is the Lapis Niger, a stele fenced in because it is considered harmful. Legend has it that Romulus was killed here. Engraved on the stele, we read (from right to left) the oldest known Latin text (6th century BC). Under the Lapis Niger, an underground altar, perhaps an archaic temple dedicated to Vulcan.

At the time of the Empire, the Quirinal was inhabited by Roman patricians. Here were the thermal baths of Constantine, from which we have received the statues of the Dioscuri that adorn the fountain in the square (Fontana dei Dioscuri). The obelisk in the centre was in Augustus' mausoleum, like the one in Piazza dell'Esquilino. For centuries, the Quirinal remained an area inhabited by the Roman nobility. The main building is now the seat of the Italian Presidency. The square is completed by the Palace of the Constitutional Court.