{"id":24363,"date":"2023-08-01T18:18:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T17:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/musees-d-antiquites-a-rome\/"},"modified":"2025-07-04T10:57:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T09:57:57","slug":"museums-of-antiquities-in-rome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/en\/museums-of-antiquities-in-rome\/","title":{"rendered":"Museums of antiquities in Rome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Most of the great Roman museums are multi-disciplinary, with collections from various eras, from antiquity to the Renaissance and Baroque for example. These have collections of ancient works and archaeological artifacts, these are the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/en\/site\/capitoline-museums\/\"><strong>Capitoline Museums<\/strong><\/a>, then the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/en\/site\/vatican-museums\/\"><strong>Vatican Museums<\/strong><\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/en\/site\/museum-gallery-borghese\/\"><strong>Borghese Gallery<\/strong><\/a> to a lesser extent.<br>A number of other museums are mainly devoted to antiquity and archeology, with above all the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/en\/site\/national-roman-museum\/\"><strong>National Roman Museum<\/strong><\/a> which has several sites in Rome, which brings together the largest collection of this kind in Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/louve-capitoline-musees-du-capitole-rome-bestofrome_6469.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/louve-capitoline-musees-du-capitole-rome-bestofrome_6469-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Wolf Capitoline at the Capitol Museum\" data-id=\"30486\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/louve-capitoline-musees-du-capitole-rome-bestofrome_6469.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/en\/great-museums-of-rome\/louve-capitoline-musees-du-capitole-rome-bestofrome_6469-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-30486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/louve-capitoline-musees-du-capitole-rome-bestofrome_6469-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/louve-capitoline-musees-du-capitole-rome-bestofrome_6469-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/louve-capitoline-musees-du-capitole-rome-bestofrome_6469-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/louve-capitoline-musees-du-capitole-rome-bestofrome_6469-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/louve-capitoline-musees-du-capitole-rome-bestofrome_6469-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/louve-capitoline-musees-du-capitole-rome-bestofrome_6469.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Wolf Capitoline, Capitol Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/discobolo-palazzo-massimo-museo-nazionale-romano_5291.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/discobolo-palazzo-massimo-museo-nazionale-romano_5291-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Discobolus, Palazzo Massimo, Rome\" data-id=\"30521\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/discobolo-palazzo-massimo-museo-nazionale-romano_5291.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/en\/site\/national-roman-museum\/discobolo-palazzo-massimo-museo-nazionale-romano_5291-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-30521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/discobolo-palazzo-massimo-museo-nazionale-romano_5291-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/discobolo-palazzo-massimo-museo-nazionale-romano_5291-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/discobolo-palazzo-massimo-museo-nazionale-romano_5291-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/discobolo-palazzo-massimo-museo-nazionale-romano_5291-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/discobolo-palazzo-massimo-museo-nazionale-romano_5291-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/discobolo-palazzo-massimo-museo-nazionale-romano_5291.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Discobolus, Palazzo Massimo<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/affreschi-villa-di-livia-museo-nazionale-romano-palazzo-massimo-bestofrome_5157.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/affreschi-villa-di-livia-museo-nazionale-romano-palazzo-massimo-bestofrome_5157-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Frescoes of Villa di Livia, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Massimo, Rome\" data-id=\"30430\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/affreschi-villa-di-livia-museo-nazionale-romano-palazzo-massimo-bestofrome_5157.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/en\/top-10-best-sights-in-rome\/affreschi-villa-di-livia-museo-nazionale-romano-palazzo-massimo-bestofrome_5157-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-30430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/affreschi-villa-di-livia-museo-nazionale-romano-palazzo-massimo-bestofrome_5157-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/affreschi-villa-di-livia-museo-nazionale-romano-palazzo-massimo-bestofrome_5157-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/affreschi-villa-di-livia-museo-nazionale-romano-palazzo-massimo-bestofrome_5157-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/affreschi-villa-di-livia-museo-nazionale-romano-palazzo-massimo-bestofrome_5157-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/affreschi-villa-di-livia-museo-nazionale-romano-palazzo-massimo-bestofrome_5157-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/affreschi-villa-di-livia-museo-nazionale-romano-palazzo-massimo-bestofrome_5157.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Villa di Livia, National Roman Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2>Main museums of antiquities in Rome<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a id=\"museesducapitole\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/en\/site\/capitoline-museums\/\"><strong>Capitoline Museums<\/strong><\/a><br \/>Archaeology and antiquity occupy most of the <strong>Capitoline Museums<\/strong>, occupying the palaces on the Capitoline Hill and whose underground leads to the ancient Tabularium that dominates the forum, and remains of the Temple of Jupiter. For example, there are busts of Roman philosophers and emperors, famous statues such as the statue of the <em>Dying Galatians<\/em>, the<em> Capitoline Venus<\/em>, the <em>Marforio<\/em>, bronzes including the <em>Capitoline Wolf<\/em>, the <em>Thorn Shooter<\/em>, the <em>Brutus Capitoline<\/em>, the <em>equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><a id=\"museesduvatican\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/en\/site\/vatican-museums\/\"><strong>Vatican Museums<\/strong><\/a><br \/>The <strong>Pio-Cristiano Museum<\/strong> preserves statues, sarcophagi, mosaics and artifacts dating from the 2nd to the 6th century AD, especially from the Early Christian period and from the Roman catacombs.<br \/>The <strong>Gregorian Profane Museum<\/strong> gathers Greek and Roman works from the 1st to the 3rd century AD, originally to preserve the surplus of the museum after excavations in Rome, Ostia, Veio and Cerveteri.<br \/>The <strong>Pio-Clementino Museum<\/strong> was developed to house Greek and Roman masterpieces, including the most beautiful statues.<br \/>The<strong> Chiaramonti Museum<\/strong> has nearly a thousand sculptures, especially busts and Roman statues<\/li>\n<li><a id=\"galerieborghese\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/en\/site\/museum-gallery-borghese\/\"><strong>Borghese Gallery<\/strong><\/a><br \/>Archaeology is not the heart of the museum, but the many ancient works preserved are among the most beautiful, such as classical and Hellenistic sculptures including a <em>Hermaphrodite<\/em>, a colossal satyr or a famous mosaic of gladiators, Roman statues with a colossal statue of Dionysus or a portrait of Alexander, and Etruscan art.<\/li>\n<li><a id=\"museenationalromain\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/en\/site\/national-roman-museum\/\"><strong>National Roman Museum<\/strong><\/a><br \/>Spread over four sites, this museum houses the largest archaeological collection in the world. It is dedicated to the Roman world.<br \/><strong>Palazzo Massimo alle Terme <\/strong>preserves frescoes of Roman villas, such as those of the <em>Villa of Livia<\/em>, or sublime sculptures and statues, such as a <em>Discobolus<\/em> or <em>Hermaphrodite<\/em>, sarcophagi and mosaics, and a vast numismatic collection.<br \/>The <strong>Baths of Diocletia<\/strong>n, in its ancient and later structures, preserve tombs, sarcophagi, steles, an epigraphic section and a prehistoric section and Italic peoples.<br \/>The <strong>Palazzo Altemps<\/strong> houses important ancient sculptures.<br \/>The small <strong>Balbi Crypt<\/strong> highlights the archaeological strata of Rome on the site itself.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Other antique museums<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a id=\"marchesdetrajan\"><\/a><strong>Trajan&#8217;s Markets<\/strong> has a museum dedicated to imperial forums in part of the ancient structures of this forum.<\/li>\n<li><a id=\"museenationaletrusque\"><\/a>The <strong>National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia<\/strong> is a very large museum dedicated to the Etruscan civilization<\/li>\n<li><a id=\"museedelacivilisationromaine\"><\/a>The <strong>Museum of Roman Civilization<\/strong> is dedicated to the Roman world and has many reconstructions of buildings, Rome, battles.<\/li>\n<li><a id=\"centralemontemartini\"><\/a><strong>Centrale Montemartini<\/strong> is an amazing museum of Roman antiquities housed in an old power station.<\/li>\n<li><a id=\"museedesmursderome\"><\/a>The <strong>Museum of the Walls of Rome<\/strong>, in the Porta San Sebastiano and part of the walls of Hadrian, is a small museum dedicated to these walls.<\/li>\n<li><a id=\"museeduhautmoyenage\"><\/a>The <strong>Museum of the Early Middle Ages<\/strong> is now in Mibac at the EUR.<\/li>\n<li><a id=\"museegiovannibarracco\"><\/a>The <strong>Museum of Ancient Sculpture Giovanni Barracco<\/strong> preserves interesting works.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Map with roman museums of antiquities<\/h2>\n<div id=\"travelersmap-container-69f87f6355311\" class=\"travelersmap-container\" style=\"z-index: 1; min-height: 10px; min-width:10px; height:400px;width:100%; max-width:; max-height:; position:relative;\"><div style=\"position:absolute; z-index:-1;top: 50%;text-align: center;display: block;left: 50%;transform: translate(-50%,-50%);\">Travelers' Map is loading... <br> If you see this after your page is loaded completely, leafletJS files are missing.<\/div><\/div>\n<h2>Photo Gallery<\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/agrippina-minore-tempio-del-divino-claudio-roma-centrale-montemartini-bestofrome_5545.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/agrippina-minore-tempio-del-divino-claudio-roma-centrale-montemartini-bestofrome_5545-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Agripina Minore, Tempio del Divino Claudio, Centrale Montemartini, Rome\" data-id=\"30601\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/agrippina-minore-tempio-del-divino-claudio-roma-centrale-montemartini-bestofrome_5545.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/en\/museums-of-antiquities-in-rome\/agrippina-minore-tempio-del-divino-claudio-roma-centrale-montemartini-bestofrome_5545-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-30601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/agrippina-minore-tempio-del-divino-claudio-roma-centrale-montemartini-bestofrome_5545-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/agrippina-minore-tempio-del-divino-claudio-roma-centrale-montemartini-bestofrome_5545-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/agrippina-minore-tempio-del-divino-claudio-roma-centrale-montemartini-bestofrome_5545-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/agrippina-minore-tempio-del-divino-claudio-roma-centrale-montemartini-bestofrome_5545-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/agrippina-minore-tempio-del-divino-claudio-roma-centrale-montemartini-bestofrome_5545-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/agrippina-minore-tempio-del-divino-claudio-roma-centrale-montemartini-bestofrome_5545.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Centrale Montemartini<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/plastichi-museo-civilta-romana-bestofrome_3416.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/plastichi-museo-civilta-romana-bestofrome_3416-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Model of Rome at the Museum of Roman Civilization\" data-id=\"30611\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/plastichi-museo-civilta-romana-bestofrome_3416.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/en\/museums-of-antiquities-in-rome\/plastichi-museo-civilta-romana-bestofrome_3416-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-30611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/plastichi-museo-civilta-romana-bestofrome_3416-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/plastichi-museo-civilta-romana-bestofrome_3416-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/plastichi-museo-civilta-romana-bestofrome_3416-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/plastichi-museo-civilta-romana-bestofrome_3416-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/plastichi-museo-civilta-romana-bestofrome_3416-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/plastichi-museo-civilta-romana-bestofrome_3416.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Museum of Roman Civilization<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sezione-egiziana-museo-scultura-antica-barracco-bestofrome_2076.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sezione-egiziana-museo-scultura-antica-barracco-bestofrome_2076-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Egypt section at the Museum of Ancient Sculpture Barracco\" data-id=\"30616\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sezione-egiziana-museo-scultura-antica-barracco-bestofrome_2076.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/en\/museums-of-antiquities-in-rome\/sezione-egiziana-museo-scultura-antica-barracco-bestofrome_2076-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-30616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sezione-egiziana-museo-scultura-antica-barracco-bestofrome_2076-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sezione-egiziana-museo-scultura-antica-barracco-bestofrome_2076-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sezione-egiziana-museo-scultura-antica-barracco-bestofrome_2076-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sezione-egiziana-museo-scultura-antica-barracco-bestofrome_2076-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sezione-egiziana-museo-scultura-antica-barracco-bestofrome_2076-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sezione-egiziana-museo-scultura-antica-barracco-bestofrome_2076.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Museum of Ancient Sculpture Barracco<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sarcofago-degli-sposi-museo-etrusco-etru-roma-bestofrome_3488.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sarcofago-degli-sposi-museo-etrusco-etru-roma-bestofrome_3488-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Sarcophagus of the Spouses, National Etruscan Museum, Rome\" data-id=\"30606\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sarcofago-degli-sposi-museo-etrusco-etru-roma-bestofrome_3488.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/en\/museums-of-antiquities-in-rome\/sarcofago-degli-sposi-museo-etrusco-etru-roma-bestofrome_3488-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-30606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sarcofago-degli-sposi-museo-etrusco-etru-roma-bestofrome_3488-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sarcofago-degli-sposi-museo-etrusco-etru-roma-bestofrome_3488-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sarcofago-degli-sposi-museo-etrusco-etru-roma-bestofrome_3488-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sarcofago-degli-sposi-museo-etrusco-etru-roma-bestofrome_3488-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sarcofago-degli-sposi-museo-etrusco-etru-roma-bestofrome_3488-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/sarcofago-degli-sposi-museo-etrusco-etru-roma-bestofrome_3488.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">National Etruscan Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/museo-mercati-di-traiano-roma-bestofrome_1659.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/museo-mercati-di-traiano-roma-bestofrome_1659-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Museum of the Markets of Trajan, Rome\" data-id=\"31666\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/museo-mercati-di-traiano-roma-bestofrome_1659.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/en\/museums-of-antiquities-in-rome\/museo-mercati-di-traiano-roma-bestofrome_1659-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-31666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/museo-mercati-di-traiano-roma-bestofrome_1659-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/museo-mercati-di-traiano-roma-bestofrome_1659-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/museo-mercati-di-traiano-roma-bestofrome_1659-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/museo-mercati-di-traiano-roma-bestofrome_1659-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/museo-mercati-di-traiano-roma-bestofrome_1659-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/museo-mercati-di-traiano-roma-bestofrome_1659.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Museum of the Markets of Trajan<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/museo-delle-mura-di-roma-bestofrome_1057.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/museo-delle-mura-di-roma-bestofrome_1057-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Museum of the walls of Rome: along the walls\" data-id=\"31661\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/museo-delle-mura-di-roma-bestofrome_1057.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/en\/museums-of-antiquities-in-rome\/museo-delle-mura-di-roma-bestofrome_1057-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-31661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bestofrome.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/museo-delle-mura-di-roma-bestofrome_1057-200x300.jpg 200w, 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