Roman Forum

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ancient public square archaeological site historic site tourist attraction

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.

Aliases (12)

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