The Forum of Jerash, in Jordan.

The Forum was the public space in the middle of a Roman city. Modelled on the Roman Forum and Imperial forums in Rome itself, they are to be found in Italy (often forming the piazza of the modern town) and throughout the empire, with examples at: obtained from Wikitravel, taken by Wikitravel:User:jpatokal File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... obtained from Wikitravel, taken by Wikitravel:User:jpatokal File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The oval forum and main street of Roman Jerash, with modern Jerash rising behind them Map of the Decapolis showing location of Gerasa (Jerash) Jerash (ancient Antioch-on-the-Chrysorhoas, also known as Gerasa) was a city of the Graceo-Roman Decapolis, its ruins now located in the Gilead region... This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... This page refers to the main forum in the centre of Rome. ... The Imperial Forums consist of a series of monumental fora (public squares), constructed in Rome over a period of one and half centuries, between 46 BC and 113 AD. The forums were the heart of the late Roman Republic and of the Roman Empire. ... Nickname: The Eternal City Motto: SPQR: Senatus PopulusQue Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC Mayor Walter Veltroni Area    - City 1,500 km²  (580 sq mi... A piazza is an open square in a city, often used as a marketplace, found in Italy. ...

• Lucca, now Piazza San Michele
• Verona, now Piazza delle Erbe
• Roman Forum, Philippi, at Philippi
• Roman Forum (Mérida), at Mérida, Spain
• Roman Forum (Pompeii), at Pompeii, Italy

In new Roman towns, the Forum was usually located at, or just off of, the intersection of the main north-south and east-west streets (the Cardo and Decumanus). Lucca is a city in Tuscany, northern central Italy, situated on the river Serchio in a fertile plain near (but not on) the Ligurian Sea. ... Verona (population est. ... Piazza delle Erbe is a square in Verona, Italy. ... Map of Greece showing Philippi Philippi (in Ancient Greek / Philippoi) was a city in eastern Macedonia, founded by Philip II in 356 BC and abandoned in the 14th century after the Ottoman conquest. ... Roman Theater Mérida is the capital of the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. ... A computer-generated depiction of the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79 which buried Pompeii, from the BBCs Pompeii: The Last Day. ... For the crustacean genus Cardus, see Polychelidae. ... Palmyra in Syria In Roman city planning, a Decumanus Maximus was an east-west-oriented road in a Roman city, military camp, or colonia. ...

Related forms

• Agora
• Piazza
• Plaza
• Town square
• Civic center

An agora (αγορά), translatable as marketplace, was an essential part of an ancient Greek polis or city-state. ... A piazza is an open square in a city, often used as a marketplace, found in Italy. ... Plaza is a Spanish word related to field which describes an open urban public space, such as a city square. ... A town square is an open area commonly found in the heart of a traditional town used for community gatherings. ... Categories: Stub ...

Structures usually placed on the Forum

• Basilica
• Roman temple

St. ... The Temple of Hercules Victor, near the Teatro di Marcello in Rome (a Greek-style Roman temple) // Pagan history and architecture Originally in Roman paganism, a templum was not (necessarily) a cultic building but any ritually marked observation site for natural phenomena believed to allow predictions, such as the flight...

See also

• Amphitheatre
• Greek Hippodrome
• Roman Circus
• Roman theatre (structure)

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