Regio VIII Forum Romanum (ancient Rome)

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Regio VIII Forum Romanum was one of the 14 administrative regions of ancient Rome, encompassing the political, religious, and commercial heart of the city centered on the Roman Forum.

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Regio VIII Forum Romanum 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative region of ancient Rome
regio of Rome
administrativeSystem Augustan regional division of Rome
borders Temple of Peace
surface form: Regio IV Templum Pacis

Regio IX Circus Flaminius
Regio VI Alta Semita
Regio VII Via Lata
Regio X Palatium
Regio XI Circus Maximus
centeredOn Roman Forum
contains Arch of Septimius Severus
Arch of Titus
surface form: Arch of Titus (on the Via Sacra)

Basilica Aemilia
Basilica Julia
Basilica Opimia (earlier Republican period)
Basilica Porcia (earlier Republican period)
Basilica Sempronia (earlier Republican period)
Capitoline Hill
Clivus Capitolinus
Comitium
Curia Hostilia
surface form: Curia Hostilia site

Curia Julia
Forum Romanum
Graecostasis
House of the Vestal Virgins
Lapis Niger
Milliarium Aureum
Palatine Hill
surface form: Palatine Hill (northern slopes and adjacent areas)

Regia
Rostra
Shrine of Vulcan (Vulcanal)
Tabularium
Temple of Antoninus and Faustina
Temple of Castor and Pollux
Temple of Concord
Temple of Divus Augustus (edge or adjacent)
Temple of Divus Romulus
Temple of Fides (probable)
Temple of Janus Geminus (probable)
Temple of Divus Julius
surface form: Temple of Julius Caesar

Temple of Ops (probable)
Temple of Saturn
Temple of Saturn portico with statues
Temple of Saturn steps leading to the Clivus Capitolinus
Temple of Saturn
surface form: Temple of Saturn treasury (aerarium)

Temple of Venus and Roma
surface form: Temple of Venus and Roma (edge of the region)

Temple of Vespasian and Titus
Temple of Vesta
Temple of Vesta sacred fire
Roman Forum
surface form: Umbilicus Urbis Romae

Via Sacra
function commercial center of Rome
political center of Rome
religious center of Rome
hasLatinName Regio VIII Forum Romanum (ancient Rome) self-link
surface form: Regio VIII Forum Romanum
hasNumber VIII
hasSignificance contained many of Rome’s most important temples and public buildings
major hub of Roman commerce
symbolic heart of Roman political life
symbolic heart of Roman religious life
languageOfName Latin
locatedInTimePeriod Principate
surface form: Imperial Rome
modernLocation historic center of modern Rome, Italy
namedAfter Forum Romanum
partOf Augustan 14 regions of Rome
Rome
surface form: city of Rome

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Regio VIII Forum Romanum (ancient Rome) hasLatinName Regio VIII Forum Romanum (ancient Rome) self-link
subject surface form: Regio VIII Forum Romanum
this entity surface form: Regio VIII Forum Romanum
Forum Romanum locatedIn Regio VIII Forum Romanum (ancient Rome)