The Roman Forum | The Roman Forum

Il Foro Romano (The Roman Forum) is located in Rome, Italy in a valley that is between the Palatine Hill, and the Capitoline Hill. Historian's believe the Roman Forum has to have been built by the legendary founder of Rome, Romulus. Over the years important monuments were gradually added to the Forum and became the center of the city's social life, and also reflected the prestige of the city as the capital of a vast empire. The Forum Julium was bult by Caesar between 54 and 46 BC and was considered Romes first real-estate speculation. Others were the Forum Augustum built in 2 BC, the Forum Trajan built in 107 AD, the Forum of Nerva built in 97 AD, the Titus Arch built in 70 AD was built in honor of the Roman Conquest, and the Temple or Antonio and Faustina built in the 2nd century AD built in honor of the emperor Antonio Pio and his wife. There were also many temples, statues, and churches in the Roman Forum to honor the passing of many strong political figures, the Roman Gods, and the revolution. The Via Sacra, Rome's oldest street became the main road way through the structure. Many of the structures that consisted in the Roman Forum are the Basilica Aemilia that was used as a center of business and judicial work in the Forum, the Tomb of Romulus, the Arch of Spetimius Severus, the Temple of Vesta, the Arch of Titus, Basilica Porcia, Basilica Sempronia, and many many more.

The Roman Forum was built as a market town for farmers, and the Roman public. The Roman Forum consisted of many things such as the Curia, the meeting place for the Roman Senate, the Comitium Well, or assembly place, the Basilica the meeting place for law courts, social gatherings, and business, and the Rostra, the speaker's platform that was built to serve the young government. The Roman Forum never was reserved for one single activity. In many temples throughout the Forum priests offered sacrifices.

The Roman Forum is much like Faneul Hall, located in Boston, Mass. Faneul Hall is a place were many people shop, eat, and simply just browse and walk around. It is also a place were some political things occur. I'm not sure if there is one very structure that could last 2000 years until 4005. The reason the Roman Forum is still standing today with its many structures is because of the materials used to create these great monuments. The walls were made out of wood and clay, and the floors of wood shavings and pressed turf.