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The Romans had two types of forum: the forum civilium and the forum venalium. The former was the civic forum and the latter was the commercial forum, or market.
The forum civilium was the civic centre and the heart of a city. It had a comitia, a place where the popular assemblies met to vote, public speeches were made and public debates occurred. It had a senate house. Roman cities had their own local senate, modelled on the senate of the city of Rome. It had the courts were trials were conducted and administrative offices. It had public buildings (basilicas), shops, entertainments and important temples.
At the Forum Magnum (the Romans called it Forum or Forum Magnum, Roman Forum is a modern term) in the city of Rome there was also the aerarium (the treasury) the tabularium (the state archives) and the regia (the residence of the pontifex maximus, the head of the Roman state religion) the rostra, a platfrom for speeches made with the bows (rostra) of ships captured in a naval battle, triumphal arches which commemorated victories in battle, and statues of important people.
Rome had several fora venalia: the Forum Boarium (cattle market) the Forum Suarium (meat market) the Forum Piscarium (fish market) the Forum Holitorium (vegetable market) the Forum Vinarium (wine market) the Forum Pistorium (bakers' market) and the Forum Cuppedinis (delicatessen market).
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What is a Roman meeting place called?
The most important meeting place for Romans was the Forum.
What kind of stuff did romans do in the forum?
Talk.
What was the building called a forum used for?
The forum was a marketplace where Romans could converse and trade.
How was the Forum the heart of the Roman society?
The Romans had two types of forum: the forum civilium and the forum venalium. The former was the civic forum and the latter was the commercial forum, or market. The forum civilium was the civic centre and the heart of a city. It had a comitia, a place where the popular assemblies met to vote, public speeches were made and public debates occurred. It had a senate house. Roman cities had their own local senate, modelled on the senate of the city of Rome. It had the courts were trials were conducted and administrative offices. It had public buildings (basilicas), shops, entertainments and important temples. At the Forum Magnum (the Romans called it Forum or Forum Magnum, Roman Forum is a modern term) in the city of Rome there was also the aerarium (the treasury) the tabularium (the state archives) and the regia (the residence of the pontifex maximus, the head of the Roman state religion) the rostra, a platfrom for speeches made with the bows (rostra) of ships captured in a naval battle, triumphal arches which commemorated victories in battle, and statues of important people. Rome had several fora venalia: the Forum Boarium (cattle market) the Forum Suarium (meat market) the Forum Piscarium (fish market) the Forum Holitorium (vegetable market) the Forum Vinarium (wine market) the Forum Pistorium (bakers' market) and the Forum Cuppedinis (delicatessen market).
What is the ancient roman civic center?
The Roman civic centre was the forum civilium. It was distinct and separate from the forum venalium, the commercial forum, or market. The Roman forum, which the Romans called Forum or Forum Magnum (Roman forum is a modern term)was the civic centre of the city of Rome.
Do Romans do at their forums?
the forum was the main marketplace where Romans did their banking, trading ,shopping, marketing and was a huge business center.
What is the center of Rome which contaned buldings temples and shops?
It was the Forum magnum, as the Romans called it.Roman forum is a modern term.
Did people go to roman forum in cariages?
The Romans did not go to the forum in carriages. They did not have carriages. Aristocratic women travelled with chariots.
What was the heart of Roman society?
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Was the acropolis Greek or Roman?
Thew acropolis was Greek. The Romans had the forum.
What was the heart of Roman?
The heart of Roman society was the family.The heart of Roman society was the family.The heart of Roman society was the family.The heart of Roman society was the family.The heart of Roman society was the family.The heart of Roman society was the family.The heart of Roman society was the family.The heart of Roman society was the family.The heart of Roman society was the family.
What are some places in our society that Serve the same functions that the forum in Rome did?
There is no modern equivalent. The forum was a civic and religious centre where the town senate house, the assembly point for voting, the administrative offices, the courts and m,any of the temples were located. In small towns the forum also hosted the marker. In the city of Rome the civil centre (forum civilium) and the market centre (forum venalium) were separate. The forum Magnum (or Romans forum is a modern term) was the forum civilium. The fora venalia (plural of forum venalum) were: the Forum Boarium (cattle market) the Forum Suarium (meat market) the Forum Piscarium (fish market) the Forum Holitorium (vegetable market) the Forum Vinarium (wine market) the Forum Pistorium (bakers' market) and the Forum Cuppedinis (delicatessen market).
