 The forum of Caesar and the Temple of Venus Genetrix.
Bronze statue of Caesar overlooking his Forum on the Ides of March.
 Standing columns of Temple of Venus Genitrix. The Forum of Caesar, also known as Caesaris[1], is a section of the Forum Romanum in Rome. It was built by Julius Caesar in 46 BC. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1536x2048, 1589 KB) Foro di Cesare visto da nord, dallesterno, con il tempio di Venere Genitrice. ...
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Caesar decided to construct a forum bearing his name in the northeast section of the Forum Romanum, of which he purchased a very expensive, select amount of parcels of land in that area.[2] Forum construction began in 54 BC[3], and it was dedicated to Caesar and his deeds in 46 BC upon completion. Some scholars, however, believe that Augustus, who claims this as well, furnished the west side with the shops and offices that were considered part of the Forum of Caesar, therefore being the one to see its completion.[4] The Forum spanned from the Argiletum on the southeast side of the Forum Romanum to the Atrium Libertatis and spanned 160 meters by 75 meters.[5] As part of the dedication, lavish games were offered and funded by Caesar, indicating the staggering cost and consequentially the personal interest that Caesar had invested. Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 100s BC 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC - 50s BC - 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC Years: 59 BC 58 BC 57 BC 56 BC 55 BC 54 BC 53 BC 52 BC 51...
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The famous statue of Octavian at the Prima Porta Caesar Augustus (Latin:IMP·CAESAR·DIVI·F·AVGVSTVS) ¹ (23 September 63 BC–19 August AD 14), known to modern historians as Octavian for the period of his life prior to 27 BC, is considered the first and one of the most...
Purpose The Forum of Caesar originally meant an expansion of the Forum Romanum. The Forum, however, evolved to serve two additional purposes. As Caesar became more and more invested in this project, the Forum became a place for public business that was related to the Senate in addition to a shrine for Caesar himself as well as Venus Genitrix.
Before his assassination, Caesar would have the Senate meet him before his Temple, an act deemed very unpopular by the Senate. The Forum of Caesar also had an effect on the Curia, which Caesar began to reconstruct in 44 BC. This reconstruction moved the Forum of Caesar much closer to the Curia. The ten tabernae located on the western side of the Forum and its now close approximation to the Senate house symbolized the unity that Caesar felt between him and the Senate. A Curia in early Roman times was a subdivision of the people, i. ...
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Caesar also placed a statue of his favorite horse in front of the temple. Following his assassination, a statue of Caesar was added, riding this horse. Caesar (gens Julia) claimed to have been descended by Venus through his ancestor Julus. The Temple of Venus Genitrix was completed after Caesar's assassination by Roman senators, which included lavish games in reference to Caesar's original dedication to the Forum. Caesar had plans for this Temple well in advance, having dedicated the construction of a temple to Venus Genitrix at the climactic Battle of Pharsalus in 48 BC, though never being able to see its completion. GENS is an open source emulator for the Sega Genesis (Sega Megadrive). ...
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Marble Venus of the Capitoline Venus type, Roman (British Museum) Venus was a major Roman goddess principally associated with love and beauty, the rough equivalent of the Greek goddess Aphrodite. ...
In Greek and Roman mythology, Ascanius was a son of Aeneas and Creusa. ...
Combatants Populares Optimates Commanders Gaius Julius Caesar Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus Strength Approximately 22,000 legionaries, 5,000-10,000 Auxiliaries and Allies, and Allied Cavalry of 1800 Approximately 60,000 legionaries, 4,200 Auxiliaries and Allies, and Allied Cavalry of 5,000-8,000 Casualties 1,200 6,000 The...
Consuls: Gaius Julius Caesar, Publius Servilius Vatia Isauricus. ...
Art Within the Temple of Venus Genitrix contained an important collection of statues, paintings, and engravings. A guilded statue of Cleopatra VII was erected, setting a precedent for dedications to notable women in the precinct. Paintings in the forum included one of Medea, a Greek goddess, as well as Ajax, a mythological Greek hero, done by Timomachus. Perhaps more personal to Caesar was six collections of engraved gems. This surpassed in number the collection of Mithrodates that was dedicated by Caesar's rival Pompey. It is not known where or how Caesar obtained these six collections. “Cleopatra†redirects here. ...
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Timomachus, was a Greek painter of the 1st century BC. He was noted especially for two pictures, one of which represented Ajax during his madness, the other Medea meditating the slaying of her children. ...
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Reconstruction Following the era of the Forum during the Caesar and Augustan reign, a total reconstruction took place, headed by the Roman Emperor Domitian. Why this reconstruction occurred is not exactly known. Under the reign of Titus, a massive fire happened in AD 80 that had ravaged the city, including the Forum Romanum. The Forum of Caesar was not rebuilt until AD 95 however, indicating that perhaps Domitian had a personal interest invested in the reconstruction. This could be seen in the separation of the Curia from the Forum, symbolizing a reversal of Caesar's wish to have the Senate closely united to him. Not much senatorial business took place in the Forum afterwards, except for the secretarium senatus in the 4th century AD. Ordinary Magistrates Extraordinary Magistrates Titles and Honors Emperor Politics and Law This article discusses the nature of the imperial dignity, and its dynastic development throughout the history of the Empire. ...
Titus Flavius Domitianus (24 October 51 – 18 September 96), commonly known as Domitian, was a Roman Emperor of the gens Flavia. ...
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Events By place Roman Empire The Emperor Titus inaugurates the Flavian Amphitheatre with 100 days of games. ...
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In 2006, a team of archeologists lead by Roberto Meneghini, director of the Department of Cultural Heritage, unearthed beneath the Forum what seems to be an important prehistoric necropolis dating back to the 10th century BC. The most notable find is the discovery of a tomb containing a perfectly preserved skeleton of a high ranked lady dubbed the "Lady of the Forum" or the "Queen of the Latins".[6] The Lady of the Forum or Queen of the Latins is the provisional nickname given to a perfectly preserved skeleton of possibly the wife of an early Latin tribal ruler from the 10th century BC, and discovered in 2006 beneath the Forum of Caesar by a team of archeologist directed...
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- ^ http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,13509-2203907,00.html
Anderson, Jr., James C. The Historical Topography of the Imperial Fora. New York: Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1984.
Hornblower, Simon and Antony Spawforth. The Oxford Classical Dictionary. 3d Ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996.
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