yes. the government met in the forum.
The Roman Forum.
Generally the main forum in a Roman city held the government buildings along with trading porticoes, temples, shops, food bars, wine shops, and nearly every forum had some type of meeting hall.
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.
The Roman Forum was the active seat of government, where civil discussions took place. From Wikipedia: "It was for centuries the center of Roman public life: the site of elections, venue for public speeches and nucleus of commercial affairs."
The Roman version of an agora was the forum.
the roman forum was in the center of Rome people went there to trade and perform
The Roman Forum was a public center for politics, the economy & religion.
The Forum Romanum.
Roman forum in Rome. Under the Roman Republic the Romans did not have a centralised government or a cabinet/presidential adminstration. There were five types of officers of state, all of whom were elected, and who worked independently within their official remits. Therefore, there were no cabinet/ government meetings. Officers of state went to the Forum or Forum Magnum (as the Romans called it, Roman Forum is a modern term) when they consulted the senate, where summoned by the senate to examine issues or when they needed to address the public. This usually involved only the concerned type of officers, rather than a governemt as we understand it now. After the Republic, the officers of state became subordinates of the emperor who concentrated power in his hand.
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A Roman Forum is a rectangular square or plaza surronded by ancient ruins. For centuries it this forum was the center of the Roman public life where elections were held or criminal trials.
There probably were spell and potions sold in Rome. However, they would not have been sold at the Forum or Forum Magnum, as the Roman called it, (Roman Forum is a modern term. This forum was not a market. It Was a forum civilium; that is, a civic centre. The forum civilium was distinct and separate from the fora venalia (plural of forum venalium), the commercial fora, or markets.