I like my posts to be bite-sized, and since my original Forum Romano one was anything but, I broke it into a few pieces. So, continuing on…
Saturno
Only the front portico remains from Tempio di Saturno (from 5th century B.C), at one time one of Rome’s most important temples. It was used as the state treasury.
Tempio di Vespasiano
Likewise, only a few columns remain from Tempio di Vespasiano. This was completed in A.D. 87 and honors the Flavian dynasty. It was incredibly narrow due to constricted space. This was a two-story brick, concrete and marble structure.
Colonna di Foca, on right
Colonna di Foca marked the Forum’s main market and meeting place. This was the last monument erected in the Forum. It was built in A.D. 608 to honor Eastern Roman Emperor Phocus, who donated the Pantheon to the church.
Basilica Giulia
Barely anything is left from Basilica Giulia, a large, ornate public building used by government officials, magistrates and civil servants for meetings and other official business. The structure was built during the time of Julius Caesar and completed during the time of Augustus. What is left is mostly foundations, floors, a small back corner wall with a few arches and a single column from its first building phase.
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