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The Roman Forum

(Photo : D. Lauvernier)
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From east to west (following the route of the Via Sacra): The Forum is a composite assemblage in which structures dating from the Empire are superimposed upon those of the republican epoch (many times rebuilt). Symbolizing the transition between the two periods, the Forum is divided in the center by the Temple of the Deified Julius, built by Augustus on the spot where the funeral pyre of Caesar had stood. On left:

• The House of the Vestals.
• The Temple of Vesta and the Regia.
• The Temple of Castor and Pollux (Dioscuri).
• The Basilica Julia.
• The Temple of Saturn.

On right:

• The Basilica of Maxentius.
• The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina.
• The Basilica Aemilia.
• The Curia (the Curia of Caesar in its final state of restoration, under the Severan emperors).
• Behind the Curia, the wall of the Tullianum (the prison).
• Between the two, the traditional location of the Comitium (the place of political assemblies) with the Rostra.

Background:

• Resting upon the lower slopes of the Capitoline, the Temple of Concord, the temple of Vespasian and the Tabularium (the archives of Rome).