Rome Travel Answers

He was assassinated adjacent to the Theatre of Pompey and this link informs you all about it
huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/1...

Have a map on tablet with one point of interest. The Pyre of Julius Caesar
apparently built on spot where he was cremated but maybe my map not
fully informative------does,not have site The Theater of Pompey
But would it be close?????

Largo Argentina. Here's my review:

"07-The Spot of Caesar’s Death-Largo Argentina" - Rome Things to Do Tip by anilpradhanshillong

I recall in 1977 my first and only stroll thru Forum a site called the Villa of Julius Caesar
But it was so long ago and time may have clouded my memory
Was I not seeing things???? Or is there that villa there

Here ya go!

Area Sacre Largo:

"Great Caesar's Ghost!" - Area Sacra Largo Argentina Tip by goodfish

Here's where Caesar was cremated in the Forum:

"Et Tu, Brute?" - Roman Forum Tip by goodfish

You are correct. He was killed on the Ides of March in 44 BC.

Thanks on his date of demise
Guess I.ll stroll thru again and
find what I couldn't find in
,77

Be a challenge !!!

Largo Argentina is a cat sanctuary (although there are ...opposed...plans to close it).

Goodfish, were you able to walk in the ruins when you visited or is it still a case of looking down from above from the square? I know you can visit the sanctuary itself when it's open for visitors but am not sure if that includes the three temples within.....

it has been inside the Curia Iulia which was the Senate House in the ancient city of Rome. Nowday the location is Largo Argentina.
BTW Tradition reports "Tu quoque, Brute, fili mi!"
"Et Tu, Brute? is from William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar tragedy

se vedemo :)

Leics, no we weren't able to go in and walk around the temples themselves. As you know, the excavation is lower than street level so you can walk around the sides and peer down into it. They've posted nice signage to tell you what you're looking at, though.

Yes, I know "Et Tu...." was Shakespeare, and used that line as it's familiar.

Is that right!!! You can't walk thru due to excavation
Is only option peering into the historic sight

Unless things have changed, no, I didn't see that the excavation was equipped for tourist exploration. But my photos demonstrate that you can see fairly well into the scavi. It is not exceptionally large.

The curia in question is not intact, BTW.

I was at Largo Argentina last Christmas. You still cannot go in though you can walk right round and you get a good view. Still a cat sanctury, too.

>You can't walk thru due to excavation

No, that is not right. You cannot walk through the site (where there are 3 temples) because it is a cat sanctuary and not open to the public. It is nothing to do with excavation, past or present.

That may change if the closure goes ahead ...or not. There has been no update on the sanctuary site since the end of January and their petition site has been suspended, so that may well mean the threat has been lifted.

http://www.romancats.com/index_eng.php

But you can see the temples very well indeed from the surrounding streets, which are at a much higher level than ancient Rome's surface level.

Thanks for the explanation on non pedestrian
entry !!!

I must correct myself:

The cat sanctuary itself is open to the public from 1200-1800 every day. You can visit the cats and browse the Cat Shop (and make donations, obviously). But you can't wander into the excavated temple area: that's exclusively feline! :-).

A 38 year absence is just that !!!
Did i think things would be the same,well no
But I was looking forward to retracing the
enjoyable stroll to see the Roman structures
Alas cannot do the entire re-take
Cosi sia