Julius Caesar was a member of the First Triumvirate (60 – 53 BC). This arrangement placed the power of the Roman Republic in the hands of three men. He later had a short reign as the sole dictator (49 to 44 BC). He used his wealth and influence to buy a large tract of land adjacent to the Roman Forum. The ensuing project became the first of the Imperial Forums built by various Roman leaders from 46 BC through 113 AD. Foro di Cesare measures 525 by 246 feet. You are looking at the southwest portico that encircled the forum’s central courtyard. It once contained an equestrian sculpture of Caesar called Equus Caesaris. In the upper right corner is the Vittorio Emanuele II Monument, also called the Altar of the Fatherland.
