Forum (Roman)

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The Forum was the public space in the middle of a Roman city. Modelled on the Roman Forum and Imperial forums in Rome itself, they are to be found in Italy (often forming the piazza of the modern town) and throughout the empire, with examples at:

Verona, now Piazza delle Erbe
Roman Forum, Philippi, at Philippi
Roman Forum (Mérida), at Mérida, Spain
Roman Forum (Pompeii), at Pompeii, Italy

In new Roman towns, the Forum was usually located at, or just off of, the intersection of the main north-south and east-west streets (the Cardo and Decumanus).

Related forms

Agora
Piazza
Plaza
Town square
Civic center

Structures usually placed on the Forum

Basilica
Roman temple

See also

Amphitheatre
Greek Hippodrome
Roman Circus
Roman theatre (structure)

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