Forum of Caesar - Roma, Italy
Posted by: denben
N 41° 53.640 E 012° 29.109
33T E 291373 N 4641065
This "you are here" map and historical marker is erected in front of the Forum of Caesar on Via della Salara Vecchia in Rome, Italy.
Waymark Code: WM10Z8E
Location: Lazio, Italy
Date Posted: 07/15/2019
Views: 4
The Forum of Caesar (Italian: Foro di Cesare) is a forum (or plaza) built by Julius Caesar near the Forum Romanum in Rome in 46 BC.
The marker reads:
"FORUM OF CAESAR (46 B.C.)
THE SQUARE, THE PORTICOES, THE BASILICA ARGENTARIA
The square of the Forum of Caesar was built on the architectural model of the Greek porticoes; it presents a temple at the centre of one of its short sides following the Etruscan and Italic fashion. The Forum, with a rectangular plan, was actually surrounded on three sides by porticoes with rooms (shops or offices), whereas the Temple of Venus Genetrix dominated the centre of the fourth side.
Close to the Temple of Venus Genetrix there was a hilly area which was dug out for the construction of the Forum of Trajan (112-113 A.D.). This intervention also involved important works in the Forum of Caesar and the reconstruction of the Temple itself. Particularly, on the western side of the Forum of Caesar, west of the Temple, they built a structure with two aisles, the Basilica Argentaria, on whose walls several graffiti can still be read. The public latrine with a semicircular plan and the entrance on the Clivo Argentario belong to the Trajan time too.
The demolition of the Forum of Caesar in order to obtain building materials began in the early centuries of the Middle Ages: actually, in the 10th century, the square was occupied by cultivated fields, vineyards and orchards, with few one-storey houses with a very simple plan."
Location Name: Forum of Caesar
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Visit Instructions:
A photo of either you or your GPS at the site is welcomed but not required.