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It depends, the Romans had two types of fora (plural of forum): the forum civilium and the forum venalium. The former was the civic centre, the latter was a commercial forum, or market.
The forum civilium was the civic centre and the heart of a city. It had a comitia, which was a place where the popular assemblies met to vote, public speeches were made and public debates took place. It had a senate house. The municipia (the councils of Roman towns) 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. In the city of Rome, the Forum Magnum (the Romans called it Forum or Forum Magnum, Roman Forum is a modern term) also had the 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
Therefore the forum civilium was the heart of political and judicial and administrative life. Since several of the city's temples were there, it also played an important part in religious life. Along with the baths it was also one of the main places for socialising. People would also just hang around and play board games outdoors. It was also the place where people gathered for political protests or agitations.
The city of Rome had several fora venalia (plural of forum venalium): the forum boarium (cattle market), forum vinarium (wine market) forum piscarium (fish market), forum suarium (meat market), forum pistorium (bakers' market), forum holitorium (vegetable market) and forum cuppedinis (delicatessen market). Rome also had a number of other small fora dotted around the city whose trade and location are not known.
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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.
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.
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 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.
Was the acropolis Greek or Roman?
Thew acropolis was Greek. The Romans had the forum.
What is a famous meeting place in Rome?
The main and most famous meeting place in the city of Rome was the forum magnum (great forum) as the Romans called it. Nowadays they call this the Roman forum.
Who wrote the Parallel Lives of Illustrious Greeks and Romans?
Plutarch wrote the "Parallel Lives of Illustrious Greeks and Romans". This work compares the lives of famous Greeks and Romans to draw moral lessons and insights.
What is the purpose of the forum romanum?
The Forum was the main marketplace and business center where the ancient Romans went to do their banking, trading, shopping, and marketing. It was also a place for public speaking.
How did Julius Caesar benefitted the Romans?
Julius Caesar gave the Romans the benefits of the new territories he conquered in Gaul, a reformed calendar, a small measure of debt relief, a new forum and an enlarged Circus Maximus.Julius Caesar gave the Romans the benefits of the new territories he conquered in Gaul, a reformed calendar, a small measure of debt relief, a new forum and an enlarged Circus Maximus.Julius Caesar gave the Romans the benefits of the new territories he conquered in Gaul, a reformed calendar, a small measure of debt relief, a new forum and an enlarged Circus Maximus.Julius Caesar gave the Romans the benefits of the new territories he conquered in Gaul, a reformed calendar, a small measure of debt relief, a new forum and an enlarged Circus Maximus.Julius Caesar gave the Romans the benefits of the new territories he conquered in Gaul, a reformed calendar, a small measure of debt relief, a new forum and an enlarged Circus Maximus.Julius Caesar gave the Romans the benefits of the new territories he conquered in Gaul, a reformed calendar, a small measure of debt relief, a new forum and an enlarged Circus Maximus.Julius Caesar gave the Romans the benefits of the new territories he conquered in Gaul, a reformed calendar, a small measure of debt relief, a new forum and an enlarged Circus Maximus.Julius Caesar gave the Romans the benefits of the new territories he conquered in Gaul, a reformed calendar, a small measure of debt relief, a new forum and an enlarged Circus Maximus.Julius Caesar gave the Romans the benefits of the new territories he conquered in Gaul, a reformed calendar, a small measure of debt relief, a new forum and an enlarged Circus Maximus.
