The Clivus Argentarius is an ancient road that used to connect the Capitoline Hill to the Campus Martius in ancient Rome. This street, which is still partly paved with the original Roman cobblestones, starts between the church of Santi Luca e Martina and the church of San Giuseppe dei Falegnami and goes downhill towards the Via dei Fori Imperiali. It is bordered by the ruins of the Forum of Caesar on one side and by the Via di San Pietro in Carcere on the other.
A brief history of the Clivus Argentarius
The orginal Roman name of the street was probably Clivus Lautumiarum. The current name was only coined during the Middle Ages and referred to the trade in silver that was practiced along the street.
There were also shops (tabernae) along the street, and public toilets that had space for up to 50 people.