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                                               Structures within the Forum






The ruins within the forum clearly show how urban spaces were utilized during the Roman Age.

The Roman Forum includes a modern statue of Julius Caesar and the following major monuments, buildings, and ancient ruins:

 



Temples



Temple of Castor and Pollux

Temple of Saturn

Temple of Vesta

Temple of Venus and Roma

Temple of Antoninus and Faustina

Temple of Caesar

Temple of Vespasian and Titus

Temple of Concord

Shrine of Venus Cloacina






Basilicas



Basilica Aemilia

Basilica Julia

Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine






 Arches



Arch of Septimius Severus

Arch of Titus

Arch of Tiberius

Arch of Augustus






 Other structures



Regia, originally the residence of the kings of Rome or at least their main headquarters, and later the office of the Pontifex Maximus, the high priest of Roman religion.

Rostra, from where politicians made their speeches to the Roman citizens

Curia Hostilia (later rebuilt as the Curia Julia), the site of the Roman Senate

Tabularium

Gemonian stairs

Clivus Capitolinus was the street that started at the Arch of Tiberius, wound around the Temple of Saturn, and ended at Capitoline Hill.

Umbilicus Urbi, the designated centre of the city from which and to which all distances in Rome and the Roman Empire were measured

Milliarium Aureum All roads were considered to begin from this monument and all distances in the Roman Empire were measured relative to that point.

Lapis Niger, a shrine also known as the Black Stone

Atrium Vestae, the house of the Vestal Virgins

A processional street, the Via Sacra, linked the Atrium Vetae with the Colosseum. By the end of the Empire, it had lost its everyday use but remained a sacred place.

Column of Phocas, the last monument built within the Forum



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Tullianum, the prison used to hold various foreign leaders and generals.