Visiting the great emperor

The Palatine is the hill in Rome that was first settled and is therefore considered the founding hill. A few old ruins, particularly imperial palaces, villas and residential buildings can be visited there. The Palatine is located directly above the Roman Forum and can be visited together with it. Important tip: We use a side entrance on the Via de San Gregorio, where, unlike the main entrance opposite the Colosseum, there is no queue at the ticket counter. In addition, it is pleasantly quiet in this green part of the hill. First - and this is also a little insider tip - we head to a viewing point where you have a wonderful view of the Colosseum. This viewing point is located near the church of San Sebastiano al Palatino and can be reached through a beautiful olive grove. There are beautiful viewing points on the Palatine in all directions. The Colosseum is truly enormous and is therefore rightly considered the symbol of Rome. What fascinates me about the buildings on the Palatine Hill is the size of the ruins, which extend over several floors via branches, stairs and terraces. Overall, the hill is a ruin complex worth seeing. But the big disappointment follows immediately. One of the main destinations of my trip to Rome was closed: the House of Augustus. The Emperor Augustus was the most important and powerful emperor of the Roman Empire. Unfortunately, I couldn't find information about how to access the house on the official website and Wikipedia has incorrect information about it. So what should I do? Heave a sigh, quickly go over to the Pope in the Vatican and curse those responsible for these opening times? Cancel the trip to Rome in frustration? I decided on a daring ruse. The next day we started half an hour earlier and showed up at the entrance with the ticket from the day before. My argument was that it was a 24-hour ticket and therefore still valid for half an hour. The tension grew as I dug the tickets out of my bag. But the inspectors didn't even look at the date and the tickets were accepted at the now open House of Augustus. We were inside and the first visitors of the day, so we were able to take our photos in peace and admire the beautiful complex with the old wall paintings and mosaic floors. The library in the house is said to have been extensive and the largest in Rome at the time, and not inferior to the book collections of the legendary library in Alexandria. We also saw the famous ramp to the palace next door and a room on the otherwise destroyed upper floor. Simply wonderful!