ROMAN FORUM

 

This is one of the places i was most anxious to know. locates in the center of the city of Rome between the small valleys of Palatine and capitoline is also know as the most celebrated meeting place in the world. Many of the oldest and most important places in ancient rome were located in or near the forum for example the temple of Vesta. 130 years later Julius Caesar created the basilica amelia which was used for the same purposes with the exception that this place could supported more people replacing the roman forum. While walking at the forum i noticed that the floor was elevated the tour guide told me that because of the flooding of the tiber iver and erosion had causes the floor to rise over centuries. This place has many uses some are marketplace, criminal trial and gladiatorial matches. During the reign of constantine the great the forum took more importances until the fall of the western roman empire

 



 

roman forum long time ago

 

 

roman forum now in days