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The Roman Forum (Italian: Foro Romano), also known by its Latin name Forum Romanum, is a rectangular forum surrounded by the ruins of several important ancient government buildings at the centre of the city of Rome. Citizens of the ancient city referred to this space, originally a marketplace, as the Forum Magnum, or simply the Forum. [2]
A view of the Roman Forum, looking east. This list of monuments of the Roman Forum (Forum Romanum) includes existing and former buildings, memorials and other built structures in the famous Roman public plaza during its 1,400 years of active use (8th century BC–ca 600 AD). It is divided into three categories: those ancient structures that can ...
Temples in Rome by forum (5 C) V. Fora venalia of Rome (1 C, 7 P) Pages in category "Forums of Rome" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
The Roman Forum: Its History and Its Monuments IV. "The Column of Phocas" Lucentini, M. (31 December 2012). The Rome Guide: Step by Step through History's Greatest City. Interlink. ISBN 9781623710088. Media related to Column of Phocas at Wikimedia Commons
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Rome contains numerous ancient sites, including the Forum Romanum, Trajan's Market, Trajan's Forum, [167] the Colosseum, and the Pantheon, to name but a few. The Colosseum , arguably one of Rome's most iconic archaeological sites, is regarded as a wonder of the world .
The Forum of Caesar, also known by the Latin Forum Iulium or Forum Julium, Forum Caesaris, [1] was a forum built by Julius Caesar near the Forum Romanum in Rome in 46 BC. Construction [ edit ]
Julius Caesar was the first to build in this section of Rome and rearranged both the Forum and the Comitium, another forum type space designated for politics, to do so. These fora were the centres of politics, religion and economy in the ancient Roman Empire.