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  Roman Forum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Forum Boarium was dedicated to the commerce of cattle and was between the Palatine Hill and the river Tiber.
The Forum Suarium was dedicated to the commerce of pork, near the barracks of the cohortes urbanae in the northern part of the campus Martius.
Christian Hülsen: The Roman Forum (at LacusCurtius; Hülsen was one of the principal excavators of the Forum)
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 FORUM - LoveToKnow Article on FORUM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
In addition to the Forum Romanum, the Fora of Caesar and Augustus belonged to the former class; the Forum boarium (cattle), holitorium (vegetable), piscarium (fish), pistorium (bread), vinarium (wine), to the latter.
The forum was usually paved, and although on festal occasions chariots were probably driven through, it was not a thoroughfare and was enclosed by gates at the entrances, of which traces have been found at Pompeii.
In legal phraseology, which distinguishes the forum commune from the forum privilegiatum, and the forum generale from.the forum speciale, the word is practically equivalent to court or jurisdiction.
46.1911encyclopedia.org /F/FO/FORUM.htm   (423 words)

  
 Roman Forum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The Roman Forum (Forum Romanum, although the Romans referred to it more often as the Forum Magnum or just the Forum) was the central area around which ancient Rome developed, in which commerce, business, trading and the administration of justice took place.
The Forum Vinarium was dedicated to the commerce of wine, in the area now of the "quartiere", between Aventine Hill and the Tiber.
Christian Hülsen: The Roman Forum (http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Europe/Italy/Lazio/Roma/Rome/Forum_Romanum/_Texts/Huelsen*/home.html) (at LacusCurtius; Hülsen was one of the principal excavators of the Forum)
www.newlenox.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Roman_Forum   (608 words)

  
 Forum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Forum (plural fora or forums) is a public meeting place for discussion or lecture.
It is a transliteration of the Latin noun which referred to a Roman city's marketplace or public square.
Montreal Forum, an indoor sports arena that used to be home to the Montreal Canadiens.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Forum   (259 words)

  
 The Ross School- The Roman Forum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Forum Romanum was a great open space that was predominately used for government and political meetings.
The Roman forum consisted of remarkable buildings such as the Arch of Titus, the House of the Vestal Virgins, Tabularium, Temples of Concord, Vespasian, and Saturn, Curia, Basilica Aemilia (presently a church at the Forum), the Temple of Antoninus and Faustina, and the tomb of Romulus, Lapis Niger.
THE TEMPLE OF VESTA AND THE HOUSE OF THE VESTAL VIRGINS
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 Forum Romanum: The Forum was the place where anyone who was anyone in Rome went to see or to be seen
When the Forum Romanum got to crowded to continue to host the vegetable and meat markets, they were moved to the forum holitarium and forum boarium, which were closer to the River but still connected to the Forum Romanum by the Velabrum valley.
The marshy area that became the Forum Romanum lay in the depression that separated the Quirinale and Opian hills to the north from the Palatine to the south.
The eastern end of the forum was crossed by the low Velia ridge that connected the Opian and the Palatine hills, and the western end of the forum butted up against the base of the high Capitoline hill.
www.mmdtkw.org /RT04-ForumRomanum.html   (1684 words)

  
 Forum Romanum, Rome (Photo Archive)
The Forum Romanum is located in a valley between the Capitoline Hill on the west, the Palatine Hill on the south, the Velia on the east and Quirinal Hill and the Esquiline Hill to the north.
The current image of the Forum Romanum is a result of the changes made by Julius Caesar as pontifex maximus and dictator, which included the construction of the Basilica Julia where the Basilica Sempronia stood, the building of a new Curia and the renovation of the Rostra, the speakers platform.
Basilica Julia - Julius Caesar's basilica on the Forum Romanum
sights.seindal.dk /sight/4_Forum_Romanum.html   (2200 words)

  
 The National Latin Exam: Roman Forum Scripts
Forum Romanum presents news from the ancient world as it happens.
Forum Romanum is presented entirely in Latin, though some English subtitles and vocabulary words appear on screen to establish context and aid comprehension.
Forum Romanum is not intended to be an exercise in oral Latin, it is intended to be a Latin
www.nle.org /forum.html   (611 words)

  
 Forum Romanum - Wikimedia Commons
Roman Forum, view from on of the neighbouring buildings at the Palatine hill.
Drawing of the remains of the Basilica Emilia, at the Roman Forum, by Giuliano da Sangallo, 1480.
Reconstructive drawing of the facade of Basilica Emilia in the Augustean Era, viewed from the Roman Forum, 1905.
commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/Roman_Forum   (184 words)

  
 Forum Romanum
Now the open space called Forum Romanum, that shadow of the beauty it had shown before, was tourist attraction, graveyard and hunting ground at the same time.
Soon the first creatures of the night, as she called them, the drug dealers, whores and little criminals, would come and claim the Forum as their territory for the dark hours, dancing on the stage that presented itself in the very heart of the city as they had done countless years before.
Everybody knew that the Forum was often used as a graveyard by criminals, nobody questioned the origins or the age of the human remnants that were found sometimes during excavations.
members.aon.at /alighiera/forum.htm   (1531 words)

  
 The Roman Forum
OF 179 AD This model of the Roman Forum was completed by Robert Garbisch, (aka Centurio Marcus Antonius Lucius), of Legio X Fretensis in 1982.
This particular day in the Forum is the last visit by the good Emperor Marcus Aurelius to Rome during the summer of 179 AD (932 AUC).
When the Centurio visited Rome, he found one of the items he had placed in his model on guesswork, a circle game pattern reported to be engraved on the Forum pavement, was just about in the exact same place where he had placed it.
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 the FORVM ROMANVM - introduction
Centuries of lack of interest, devastation and need for cheap building materials had caused the decay and disintegration of what used to be one of the most beautiful squares of the world.
The Roman Forum was the centre of ancient Rome.
Those works of art that originate in the Roman Forum but that are to be found in various museums are presented as well.
intranet.grundel.nl /thinkquest/introduction.html   (1052 words)

  
 Forum Romanum
The Forum Romanum was the first Roman forum which had grown to be the centre of Roman life ever since it had been drained in the very early days of Roman history, during the reign of king Tarquinus Priscus (616-579 BC).
Additions to the Forum and Via Sacra (the 'sacred way') were made by successive rulers of the empire, creating a splendid array of some of the finest architecture of the day.
The square of the Forum Romanum, as the virtual forecourt to the Roman senate house, was the political nerve centre of old Rome.
www.cavazzi.com /roman-empire/tours/rome/forum-romanum.html   (400 words)

  
 Forum Julium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
It was undoubtedly Caesar's grand reply to Pompey's theatre, as well as supplying a much needed enlargement for the eve more crowded Forum Romanum.
Above are some shops with the columns of the colonnades which surrounded the forum.
Below are the remains of the Temple of Venetrix still overlooking the Forum Julium, its last three distinctive columns rising skywards.
www.roman-empire.net /tours/rome/forum-julium.html   (119 words)

  
 Artwork Page: Forum Romanum
Using Hakewill's precise renderings of the buildings in the Forum, Turner gave the scene its rich atmosphere and added figure groups observing excavations (indicating his awareness of recent archaeological activity in Rome).
In the foreground are the three columns of the Temple of Castor and Pollux (consecrated in 484 B.C.).
To the left is the façade of Santa Maria Liberatrice, built in the 13th century but destroyed in 1899 to expose the remains of the earlier church of Santa Maria Antiqua, the oldest and most important Christian church in the Forum.
cybermuse.gallery.ca /cybermuse/search/artwork_e.jsp?mkey=2388   (324 words)

  
 Archaeology of the Forum and Palatine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Explain why planning in the Forum became possible in the final decades of the Republic.
Relate the work of Augustus in the Forum to the plans of Caesar and describe how the Forum was converted to a monument to Augustus' family.
Locate the buildings of the Forum in which Christian churches were developed.
classics.furman.edu /~rprior/courses/RA/RAU2sg.html   (384 words)

  
 Forum Romanum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Any new members to our forum can tell us a little of themselves here and how they came to be interested in Roman History for example...
Use this forum to announce new publications or chat about or review any you may know of.
7 of 17 Members have made 71 posts in 7 forums, with the last post on 04 Dec 2004 09:35:56 by: Anton Hodge.
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 Forum Romanum
Look for the deep grooves near the tops of the columns on the porch of the Temple of Antoninus and Faustina (http://wings.buffalo.edu/AandL/Maecenas/rome/t_antoninus/ac740825.html): they are from cables Renaissance looters used while trying to jerk the pillars out of the ground for reuse elsewhere.
The Roman Forum Through the Ages -- at the bottom of a short initial page are links to six detailed pages with internal links to pages about many of the individual Forum structures: http://www2.trincoll.edu/~mzimmerm/zimmerman/forum.html
An interactive line drawing of the forum looking down and north from the edge of the Palatine hill, with links to line drawings of individual Forum structures, captions and photos of what the structures look like today: http://library.thinkquest.org/11402/uitgelicht.html
www.mmdtkw.org /VForumRom.html   (1862 words)

  
 Forum Romanum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Forum and Palatine from beside Temple of Antoninus and Faustina
Clivus Argentarius from entrance to Forum of Julius Caesar
Forum Romanum and (center) Forum of Augustus from Palatine
wings.buffalo.edu /AandL/Maecenas/black/forum_rom/section_contents.html   (195 words)

  
 Rome: Forum Romanum Panorama by Tom Bosschaert (Image) in Images > Architecture
Architecture : The Forum Romanum in Rome and partially visible the Palantine hill.
Two high quality Medium format slide films professionally montaged into one panoramic overview of the Forum, poster sized.
The Forum Romanum in Rome and partially visible the Palantine hill.
www.lulu.com /content/65498   (153 words)

  
 Humbul full record view for -- Forum Romanum
The project is collaborative and includes students, teachers and researchers.
Contributions are sought from anyone interested in helping develop the Forum.
The core element of the resource is the Corpus Scriptorum Latinorum which aims, ultimately, to provide a comprehensive on-line library of all Latin texts from the earliest epigraphic documents to 18th century neo-Latinists, but in its present form provides a useful index of electronic texts of many writers.
www.humbul.ac.uk /output/full2.php?id=12484   (225 words)

  
 UST Projects-Trajan's Forum
A virtual reality model created in 1996-1997 by the Urban Simulation Team of the Forum of Trajan, the largest of the Imperial Fora in the Forum Romanum, was commissioned for 'Beyond Beauty: Antiquities as Evidence', one of the major opening exhibitions at the Getty Center in Los Angeles.
Jointly sponsored by UCLA and the J. Paul Getty Trust, the model was based on the work of James E. Packer, Professor of Classics at Northwestern University and author of the publication Forum of Trajan in Rome.
on-line tour of Trajan's Forum is available through ArtsEdNet, a program of the Getty Education Institute for the Arts.
www.ust.ucla.edu /ustweb/Projects/trajans_forum.htm   (169 words)

  
 The Roman Forum - collective - Great Buildings Online
The podiums of the temples of Caesar and the Dioscuri were often used as orators' platforms and it is in this part of the Forum that the meetings of the comitia took place.
"The Roman Forum was not simply the core of an ancient city; for many it was the center of the universe.
From the birth of the empire under Augustus in 31 B.C., and for nearly five hundred years thereafter, Rome ruled—with lacunae—most of what we call the civilized world.
www.greatbuildings.com /buildings/The_Roman_Forum.html   (308 words)

  
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Temple of Castor and Pollux and Arch of Septimius Severus, Forum Romanum, Rome
Statues of the Vestal Virgins and Temple of Antonius and Faustina, Forum Romanum, Rome (141 CE)
Frieze, Temple of Minerva, Forum of Nerva, Rome (
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 Rome   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
STATUES OF THE VESTAL VIRGINS AND TEMPLE OF ANTONIUS AND FAUSTINA Forum Romanum Rome Begun 141
TEMPLE OF FORTUNA VIRILIS On the Tiber Rome 2nd century B.C. Cori Late 2nd century B.C. Forum of Augustus Rome 2 B.C. MAISON CARRÉE Nîmes c.
NORTHERN AISLE Basilica of Constantine Forum Romanum Rome 312-327
vandyck.anu.edu.au /work/teach/context/www.tulane.edu/lester/text/Western.Architect/Rome/Rome.html   (495 words)

  
 Capitolium.org - Imperial Forums Official Website - Rome, Italy - Il sito ufficiale dei Fori Imperiali di Roma
Welcome to the archaeological site of the Imperial Forums, one of the largest areas in the world where digging, research and studies are still under way.
The Mayor of Rome and his staff are delighted to allow on-line visitors from all over the world to share the view that they daily enjoy from their windows, on the Capitoline Hill.
But remember to pay a real - and non-virtual - visit to the Forums and to the city of Rome: it will be an unforgettable experience.
www.capitolium.org /english.htm   (675 words)

  
 Basilica Julia, Forum Romanum (Photo Archive)
The Basilica Julia was built in 54-48 BCE by Julius Caesar as a part of his reorganisation of the Forum Romanum, where it replaced the Basilica Sempronia.
It is located on the S. side of the main square of the Forum Romanum, between the Temple of Saturn and the Temple of Castor and Pollux.
Some of this can still be seen on the side of the main square of the forum.
sights.seindal.dk /sight/165_Basilica_Julia.html   (865 words)

  
 Understanding Spoken Latin with FORUM ROMANUM
The FORUM ROMANUM video series developed by the National Latin Exam is an excellent way for Latin students to learn how to listen to spoken Latin.
Worksheets on various FORUM ROMANUM programs will be distributed to participants, who will also be asked to participate in a sample teaching unit, applicable to all levels of Latin teaching.
This sample class session will include viewing of an episode of FORUM ROMANUM and appropriate classroom exercises, including comprehension questions on the program and a Latin dictation exercise.
department.monm.edu /classics/icc/ICC2003/Sienkewicz2003.htm   (204 words)

  
 The Forum Romanum
In the ancient Age of her Etruscan Kings, the Forum Romanum began as a marketplace nestled in a valley between the prominent hills of the rustic village by the Tiber.
Here the Plebeian Assembly and Rome's august Senators met to make their laws and to decide the fate of the world they ruled.
The Forum Romanum links provided herein are intended to serve as a site index to this online representation of our Roman world.
www.romanempire.net /romepage/ForumRomanum/The_Forum_Romanum.htm   (288 words)

  
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