Forum Romanum

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ancient Roman public square archaeological site historic district tourist attraction

The Forum Romanum was the central public square and political, religious, and commercial heart of ancient Rome, surrounded by important temples, basilicas, and government buildings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman public square ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
historic district ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
adjacentTo Capitoline Hill ⓘ
Palatine Hill ⓘ
Via Sacra ⓘ
beganAs marshy valley between hills ⓘ
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 Divus Julius ⓘ
Temple of Saturn ⓘ
House of the Vestal Virgins ⓘ
surface form: Temple of Vesta
country Italy ⓘ
declinePeriod Late Antiquity ⓘ
developedFrom Etruscan-period marketplace ⓘ
era Roman Empire ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
excavationBegan 19th century ⓘ
governedBy Roman Senate ⓘ
surface form: Roman Senate (in antiquity)
hasEnglishName Roman Forum ⓘ
hasLatinName Forum Magnum ⓘ
Forum Romanum self-link ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageSiteOf Rome ⓘ
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Rome
laterUse pasture land (Campo Vaccino) ⓘ
locatedIn Italy ⓘ
Lazio ⓘ
Regio VIII Forum Romanum (ancient Rome) ⓘ
Rome ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
partOf ancient Rome ⓘ
historic centre of Rome ⓘ
primaryLanguageContext Latin ⓘ
significantFor Roman architecture ⓘ
Roman law ⓘ
Roman politics ⓘ
Roman religion ⓘ
typicalActivity commercial transactions ⓘ
public speeches ⓘ
religious ceremonies ⓘ
trials ⓘ
usedAs commercial center ⓘ
judicial center ⓘ
political center ⓘ
religious center ⓘ
social gathering place ⓘ

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

Forum Magnum → alsoKnownAs → Forum Romanum ⓘ
Capitoline Hill → connectedTo → Forum Romanum ⓘ
subject surface form: Regio VIII Forum Romanum
Forum Romanum → hasLatinName → Forum Romanum self-link ⓘ
Roman Forum → knownAs → Forum Romanum ⓘ
Curia Julia → locatedIn → Forum Romanum ⓘ
Temple of Divus Julius → locatedIn → Forum Romanum ⓘ
Lapis Niger → location → Forum Romanum ⓘ
subject surface form: Regio VIII Forum Romanum
Roman Empire → notableBuilding → Forum Romanum ⓘ
Basilica Aemilia → partOf → Forum Romanum ⓘ
Regia → partOf → Forum Romanum ⓘ
Comitia Tributa → typicalMeetingPlace → Forum Romanum ⓘ