Roman Forum

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The Roman Forum is an ancient public square in the heart of Rome that served as the political, religious, and commercial center of the Roman Empire.


Statements (64)
Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient public square
archaeological site
historic site
tourist attraction
adjacentTo Capitoline Hill
Colosseum
Palatine Hill
beganConstruction 7th century BC
borderedBy Capitoline Hill
Palatine Hill
Velian Hill
contains Arch of Septimius Severus
Arch of Titus
Basilica Aemilia
Basilica Julia
Column of Phocas
Curia Julia
House of the Vestal Virgins
Lapis Niger
Regia
Rostra
Tabularium (overlooking the Forum)
Temple of Antoninus and Faustina
Temple of Castor and Pollux
Temple of Saturn
Temple of Vesta
Via Sacra
country Italy
declineBegan Late Roman Empire
developedFrom marshy valley between the Capitoline and Palatine hills
drainedBy Cloaca Maxima
era Classical antiquity
excavationBegan 19th century
function commercial center of ancient Rome
judicial center of ancient Rome
political center of ancient Rome
religious center of ancient Rome
governedBy Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Roma
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Rome
hosted commercial transactions
criminal trials
elections
public speeches
religious ceremonies
triumphal processions
knownAs Forum Magnum
Forum Romanum
languageOfName Latin
locatedIn Italy
Lazio
Rome
historic center of Rome
mainStreet Via Sacra
material marble
travertine
tuff
periodOfUse Late Antiquity
Roman Empire
Roman Kingdom
Roman Republic
touristAttractionIn Rome
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1980
usedBy Roman Empire
Roman Republic

Referenced by (56)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Arch of Titus
Arch of Titus reliefs
Basilica Aemilia
Basilica Julia
Column of Phocas
Curia Cornelia
Curia Julia
House of the Vestal Virgins
Regia
Relief of the Spoils of Jerusalem
Roman Senate
Rostra
Temple of Castor and Pollux
Temple of Divus Julius
Temple of Peace ("Roman Forum area")
Temple of Saturn
Temple of Venus and Roma
Trajan's Forum ("Roman Forum area")
Via Sacra
locatedIn
Basilica Julia ("Roman Forum complex")
Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ("UNESCO World Heritage Site: Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura")
Column of Phocas ("Roman Forum archaeological site")
Curia Cornelia ("Roman Forum complex")
Curia Julia ("Forum complex of Rome")
House of the Vestal Virgins ("Roman Forum complex")
Rostra ("Roman Forum complex")
Temple of Antoninus and Faustina ("Roman Forum archaeological area")
Temple of Castor and Pollux ("Roman Forum archaeological area")
Temple of Divus Julius ("Roman Forum archaeological area")
Via Sacra
partOf
Capitoline Hill
Palatine Hill
Tabularium
overlooks
Regio VIII Forum Romanum ("Umbilicus Urbis Romae")
Rome
contains
Temple of Antoninus and Faustina
pontifex maximus
location
Forum Magnum
alsoKnownAs
House of the Vestal Virgins ("Roman Forum archaeological park")
associatedWith
Dii Consentes
associatedWithLocation
Julius Caesar
burialPlace
Regio VIII Forum Romanum
centeredOn
Tabularium
connectedTo
Tabularium
formsBackdropTo
Forum Romanum
hasEnglishName
Parco archeologico del Colosseo ("Roman Forum archaeological area")
hasPart
Roman religion
hasSacredPlace
Capitoline Hill
hasViewOf
Forum Magnum
LatinNameOf
Mars ("Regia in the Roman Forum")
majorCultCenter
Parco archeologico del Colosseo
manages
Circus Maximus
nearby
The Intervention of the Sabine Women
significantPlaceDepicted
Vulcan ("Vulcanal in the Roman Forum")
temple
Capitoline Hill ("Historic Centre of Rome")
UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf
Roman Senate ("Curia Hostilia")
usedBuilding

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