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The Roman Forum or Forum Romanum of ancient Rome was the bustling religious, administrative, legal, and commercial heart of the city from the 7th century BCE onwards. Made increasingly grandiose and ceremonial in function by the Imperial...

The Roman Forum of Dion in Macedonia (Greece) was built over the top of the Hellenistic agora in the late 2nd century CE. The new forum consisted of a rectangular paved courtyard measuring 58 x 68 metres (190 x 223 ft). The Roman Basilica...

A painting of the Roman Forum as it probably would have appeared in the 5th Century BCE. By Vilius Petrauskas. Courtesy of Ancient History Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers.

Remains of shop buildings in the roman forum at Butrint (modern Albania), 2nd century CE.

The Roman forum of Thessalonica. First built in the 2nd century CE the arches belong to the semi-underground cryptoporticus which was probably used as store rooms for merchants.

The Roman forum of Philippi, Macedon. In the background are the remains of the large Basilica B, c. 550 CE.

A map of the Roman Forum or Forum Romanum in Rome.

The Agora of Butrint (Albania) with the Roman Forum and the Sanctuary of Asclepius in the background.

The Temple of Saturn in the Roman Forum. Once housing a cult statue of Saturn, it was the focal point of the annual Saturnalia celebrations every December and housed Rome's treasury.

Located in the Roman Forum, between the Temple of Divus Julius and Temple of the Castores, this triple arch celebrated either Augustus' victory over Cleopatra and Mark Antony at the Battle of Actium in 30 BCE (Actium Arch) or celebrated his...