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.

Observed surface forms (12)

Surface form As subject As object
Roman Forum archaeological area 0 4
Roman Forum complex 0 4
Roman Forum area 0 2
Curia Hostilia 0 1
Forum complex of Rome 0 1
Historic Centre of Rome 0 1
Regia in the Roman Forum 0 1
Roman Forum archaeological park 0 1
Roman Forum archaeological site 0 1
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 0 1

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 Antiquity →
surface form: Late Roman Empire
developedFrom marshy valley between the Capitoline and Palatine hills →
drainedBy Cloaca Maxima →
era Ancient Mediterranean world →
surface form: 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)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Forum Magnum → LatinNameOf → Roman Forum →
this entity surface form: Historic Centre of Rome
Forum Magnum → alsoKnownAs → Roman Forum →
this entity surface form: Roman Forum archaeological park
Julius Caesar → burialPlace → Roman Forum →
subject surface form: Regio VIII Forum Romanum
subject surface form: Tabularium
subject surface form: Regio VIII Forum Romanum
this entity surface form: Umbilicus Urbis Romae
Rome → contains → Roman Forum →
subject surface form: Tabularium
Forum Romanum → hasEnglishName → Roman Forum →
this entity surface form: Roman Forum archaeological area
Roman religion → hasSacredPlace → Roman Forum →
Capitoline Hill → hasViewOf → Roman Forum →
Arch of Titus → locatedIn → Roman Forum →
Arch of Titus reliefs → locatedIn → Roman Forum →
Basilica Aemilia → locatedIn → Roman Forum →
Basilica Julia → locatedIn → Roman Forum →
Column of Phocas → locatedIn → Roman Forum →
Curia Cornelia → locatedIn → Roman Forum →
Curia Julia → locatedIn → Roman Forum →
Regia → locatedIn → Roman Forum →
subject surface form: Relief of the Spoils of Jerusalem
Roman Senate → locatedIn → Roman Forum →
Rostra → locatedIn → Roman Forum →
Temple of Divus Julius → locatedIn → Roman Forum →
Temple of Peace → locatedIn → Roman Forum →
this entity surface form: Roman Forum area
Temple of Saturn → locatedIn → Roman Forum →
Temple of Venus and Roma → locatedIn → Roman Forum →
Trajan's Forum → locatedIn → Roman Forum →
this entity surface form: Roman Forum area
Via Sacra → locatedIn → Roman Forum →
pontifex maximus → location → Roman Forum →
Roman god Mars → majorCultCenter → Roman Forum →
subject surface form: Mars
this entity surface form: Regia in the Roman Forum
Circus Maximus → nearby → Roman Forum →
Capitoline Hill → overlooks → Roman Forum →
Palatine Hill → overlooks → Roman Forum →
subject surface form: Tabularium
Basilica Julia → partOf → Roman Forum →
this entity surface form: Roman Forum complex
this entity surface form: 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 → partOf → Roman Forum →
this entity surface form: Roman Forum archaeological site
Curia Cornelia → partOf → Roman Forum →
this entity surface form: Roman Forum complex
Curia Julia → partOf → Roman Forum →
this entity surface form: Forum complex of Rome
House of the Vestal Virgins → partOf → Roman Forum →
this entity surface form: Roman Forum complex
Rostra → partOf → Roman Forum →
this entity surface form: Roman Forum complex
this entity surface form: Roman Forum archaeological area