Roman Forum
CountryItaly
Date500 BC
RegionRome
About Roman Forum
The center of Roman public life for 500 years. Site of elections, trials, gladiatorial matches, and commerce. Contains the Temple of Saturn, Arch of Titus, and Temple of Vesta. Julius Caesar was cremated here. Buried under 6 m of rubble for centuries.
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