Forum Magnum

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Forum Magnum is the Latin name for the Roman Forum, the central public and political hub of ancient Rome.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman public square
archaeological site
tourist attraction
alsoKnownAs Forum Romanum
Roman Forum
constructionPeriod 7th century BC
contains Arch of Septimius Severus
Basilica Aemilia
Basilica Julia
Column of Phocas
Curia Julia
House of the Vestal Virgins
Regia
Rostra
Temple of Antoninus and Faustina
Temple of Castor and Pollux
Temple of Saturn
Temple of Vesta
country Italy
declinePeriod Late Antiquity
developedFrom marshy valley drained by the Cloaca Maxima
drainedBy Cloaca Maxima
hasFunction marketplace
venue for criminal trials
venue for elections
venue for public speeches
venue for religious ceremonies
venue for triumphal processions
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Historic Centre of Rome)
languageOfName Latin
LatinNameOf Roman Forum
literalMeaning Great Forum
locatedIn Lazio
Rome
Valley between the Palatine and Capitoline Hills
city of Rome
historic center of Rome
mainPeriodOfUse Roman Empire
Roman Republic
near Capitoline Hill
Colosseum
Palatine Hill
partOf UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Rome
ancient Rome
usedAs commercial center of ancient Rome
judicial center of ancient Rome
political center of ancient Rome
religious center of ancient Rome
social gathering place

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Forum Romanum
hasLatinName
Roman Forum
knownAs

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