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The Roman Forum

Where is it?

The Roman forum is in Rome, in the centre of the city.

It is near to the amphitheatre

When and who build?

• The Roman forum was build at 600 bC. It was build by order of the emperor Tarquinius Priscus. Years later others emperors built other monuments, temples and constructions.

The roman forum with the Saturn temple in first plan

Description• The forum was like a town square with important

buildings (law courts, government building and offices). There were market stalls and it was often the centre of the city where people met and did business.

Other forums

• Forum of August• Forum de Vespasian• Forum of Philippi• Forum of Tarragona

Was it an important building?

• This forum it was an important building in those times, because people went to the Roman forum to did business, and to talk with their friends. People went to walk and visit the monuments.

Other information

• Inside the forum there are a lot of monuments:

• Arch of Titus•Arch of Septimius Severus

•Temple of Saturn

Other information

• Basilica of Maxentius• Temple of Antoninus and Faustina• The Curia (Senate House)

Bibliography

• http://ancient-rome.tripod.com/romanforum/roman_forum.htm

• Google images• http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/romans/archite

cture/forum.htm• Google maps

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