Want to visit Julius Caesar grave while in Rome? In this post, we are going to show you how. This powerful general ruled as a dictator over Rome for only 5 years before being assassinated. But his legacy was strong – he was a pivotal factor in the fall of the Roman Republic, which led eventually to the Roman Empire.

It contained a colossal statue of Julius Caesar, veiled as Pontifex Maximus, with a star on his head and bearing the lituus augural staff in his right hand. When the doors of the temple were left open, it was possible to see the statue from the Roman Forum's main square.

General, Politican, and Author. A kinsman of Roman Proconsul Gaius Marius, Julius Caesar first rose to fame as a praetorian general, and his campaigns in Spain earned him a term as Consul of the Roman Republic. As his political stature increased (largely because of his personal spending on public events), Caesar became...

2011年7月2日 · To be more accurate, the grave site actually marks the ruins of the Temple of Caesar. Caesar was cremated and thus has no grave or tomb, but people still leave flowers and notes on the altar. It’s easy to miss if you’re exploring the Foro Romano alone because it’s located behind a low wall.

2025年2月2日 · Unlike later emperors (e.g., Augustus or Hadrian), Caesar was not buried in a mausoleum. His deification and the temple’s construction transformed his cremation site into a sacred space. Ancient sources suggest his ashes were interred beneath the temple’s altar.

2024年4月28日 · There’s only one place in the Roman Forum where you’ll find fresh flowers every day — at the grave of Rome’s most famous citizen, Julius Caesar. He’s buried on the site of the the Temple of Caesar in the Roman Forum. The temple was built to honor Caesar and safeguard the altar containing his ashes.

2021年6月18日 · The Temple of Divus Julius, also known as the Temple of Caesar, was built on the site where Julius Caesar’s body was cremated in 44 BCE. This location was at the far eastern end of the Forum’s main square.

The spot where the Caesar's ashes were put is at the right bottom of the pic (a kind of half-moon partial cover on). On the same web page there is an interactive map to locate it: http://dlib.etc.ucla.edu/projects/Forum/timemap

2024年6月22日 · Julius Caesar is believed to have been cremated and his ashes were placed in a tomb. The location of his burial site is at an ancient structure in the Roman Forum of Rome, Italy, near the Regia and the Temple of Vesta.

2018年3月15日 · On the picture above, a part of its ruins traditionally believed to be Julius Caesar’s grave. On the picture below, a view onto Forum Romanum from the Palatine Hill. The location of Caesar’s grave is marked with a black ring.