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The Roman Forum, Forum Romanum, (although the Romans called it more often the Forum Magnum or just the Forum) was the central area around which ancient Rome developed, in which commerce and the administration of justice took place.
During the Middle Ages, though the memory of the Forum Romanum persisted, its monuments were for the most part buried under debris, and its location was designated the "Campo Vaccino" or "cattle field," located between the Capitoline Hill and the Colosseum.
Christian Hülsen: The Roman Forum (at LacusCurtius; Hülsen was one of the principal excavators of the Forum)
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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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 AEDIS - Encyclopedia Britannica - AEDIS - JCSM's Study Center   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Transitorium or Forum Palladium, from the temple to
The forum of Trajan with its adjacent buildings was the last and, at least in size, the most magnificent of all ; it was in progress from Forum of 1 13 to 117, at least.
to that of the temple of Vesta in the forum (fig.
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 Forum Venalium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
These mercantile forums were extensions of the Roman Forum and contained numerous building and monuments erected under the Republic and the Empire.
The Roman Forum was originally used for athletic games and trading purposes of all kinds; however, the forum became a political and banking center where bankers and brokers had their offices.
The Roman Forum, and the Forums of Caesar and Augustus were Forum Civiliums.
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 Commercial Fora in Ancient Rome: Merchant Forums of the Roman Republic and Empire
In addition to being the place for Romans to buy their meat, the Forum Boarium was the site of the cult of Hercules, the Temple of Hercules Victor (dating back to 120 B.C.), and the Temple of Portunes (dedicated to the Roman god of doors and cattle, and built around 100 B.C.).
The Forum Boarium also holds the distinction of being the location of Rome’s first gladiatorial competition in 264 B.C. Forum Holitorium – This early Republican forum was Rome’s vegetable and herb market.
Among the affected forums were the Forum Piscarium and Forum Cuppendinis.
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 Forum Civilium - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Forum Civilium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
A Forum Civillium (pl. fora civilia) was a judicial center in Ancient Rome during the Roman Empire.
The forums were not used for commercial activity, but used as a meeting place for dealings in public affairs as well as the noblest activities that were before held in the Forum.
In conjunction with the establishment of the fora civilia, commercial activity was moved from the Forum and started in the Fora Venalia along the Tiber.
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 Roman Forum Summary
The Roman Forum (Forum Romanum, although the Romans called it more often the Forum Magnum or just the Forum) was the central area around which ancient Rome developed, in which commerce, business, prostitution, cult and the administration of justice took place.
Over the years important monuments were gradually added to the Forum and became the center of the city's social life, and also reflected the prestige of the city as the capital of a vast empire.
The Roman Forum consisted of many things such as the Curia, the meeting place for the Roman Senate, the Comitium Well, or assembly place, the Basilica the meeting place for law courts, social gatherings, and business, and the Rostra, the speaker's platform that was built to serve the young government.
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 Roman Forum
The Roman Forum (Forum Romanum, although the Romans called it more often the Forum Magnum or just the Forum) was the central area around which ancient Rome developed, in which commerce, prostitution, cult, and the administration of justice took place.
Sequences of remains of paving show that sediment eroded from the surrounding hills was already raising the level of the forum in early Republican times.
Artists from the late 15th century drew the ruins in the Forum, antiquaries copied inscriptions in the 16th century, and a tentative excavation was begun in the late 18th century.
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 Roman Forum -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The (Click link for more info and facts about Forum Suarium) Forum Suarium was dedicated to the commerce of (Meat from a domestic hog or pig) pork, near the barracks of the cohortes urbanae in the northern part of the (Click link for more info and facts about campus Martius) campus Martius.
The (Click link for more info and facts about Forum Vinarium) Forum Vinarium was dedicated to the commerce of (Fermented juice (of grapes especially)) wine, in the area now of the "quartiere" Testaccio, between (Click link for more info and facts about Aventine Hill) Aventine Hill and the Tiber.
(at LacusCurtius; Hülsen was one of the principal excavators of the Forum)
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The surface of the Temple of Saturn, which is connected with the northern side of the Forum, was part of the domain of the temples of the Capitol.
Recent studies in the Forum and Velabrum, low-lying areas between the Capitoline and Palatine Hills, have shown that they were originally a wet basin subject to frequent flooding, and not suitable for habitation.
Over the next centuries, the Roman Forum continued to be the repository for statues and inscriptions dedicated to emperors and important leaders, as well as the site chosen for commemorative arches and temples to the gods and emperors.
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 Forum Boarium - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Forum Boarium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The Forum Boarium was the cattle forum venalium of Ancient Rome and the oldest forum that Rome possessed.
It was located at a flat place near the Tiber between the Capitoline, the Palatine and Aventine hills.
It is built of tufa and travertine with a stucco surface.
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 Ancient Rome From the Earliest Times Down to 476 A.D By Robert F. Pennel (1890)- Chapter 48 from Nalanda Digital ...
The Temple of Aesculapius was on an island in the Tiber; that of Concordia, on the slope of the Capitoline Hill, was dedicated in 377 B.C., and restored by Tiberius.
The Temple of Janus was an arched passage east of the Forum, the gates of which were open during war.
The most important was the Basilica Julia, begun by Caesar and finished by Augustus, which was situated on the south side of the Forum, and the foundations of which can still be seen.
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In Gaul, for example, the great forum built by Trajan at Fourvière (Lyon) is recorded as collapsing in 840; but it was not until 1192 that we know of its limestone and marble blocks being plundered for the building of Lyon cathedral (Mortet 1911, 269f.).
For the `Tempio di Romolo' on the Roman Forum, for example, some of the losses were clearly late ones: compare the rich opus sectile decoration of the Aula Flavia, in Pirro Ligorio's drawing (Flaccominio 1980, 58, fig.
It was fixed to a wall of the Forum Pacis, through which a passageway was made about 420, and punched from the inside out, so that bits of the map fell off; this was later blocked by a wall.
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 Forum - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Forum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Here you will find more informations about Forum.
Forum, originally a Latin word, currently refers in English to a place or a space for meeting or for trading.
* The Great Western Forum (formerly the "Fabulous Forum"), an indoor sports arena in Inglewood, California, served as the home of both the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Kings from 1967 to 1999.
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