Roman Forum
Imperial civic center
The Roman Forum was the central public square of ancient Rome, serving as the civic, religious, and commercial heart of the city.
Temples, government buildings, and markets clustered around this open plaza between Rome's hills.
Today the ruins are a major archaeological site: We walked through the Roman Forum at sunset.
The term sometimes appears in discussions of public life and political debate, echoing its original function as a gathering place for citizens.
Legislative body, often bicameral's elder
- consulDiplomat in foreign city
- tribuneSpeaker's raised platform
- magistrateCivil judicial officer
- praetorRoman judicial magistrate
censor · assembly · legislation · veto · dictator · imperium · fasces · patrician
Greek civic square
- piazzaPublic urban square
- squareRhombus with right angles
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- marketplaceVenue for commerce
commons · colonnade · arcade · pavement · pedestrian · thoroughfare · promenade · basilica
Flavian arena in Rome
- PantheonRoman temple for all gods
- AugustusRome's inaugural emperor
- CaesarRoman imperial title
- SenateLegislative body, often bicameral's elder
Legion · Latin · Centurion · Vestal · Titus · Trajan · Nero · Republic
Act of unearthing
- pillarsLoad-bearing vertical structures
- templesHoly places or head sides
- monumentsStructures commemorating notable achievements
- relicsPreserved items from antiquity
heritage · conservation · restoration · archaeology · frescoes · inscriptions · artifacts · columns
Art of persuasive language
- CiceroAncient Rome's greatest speaker
- rostrumRaised speaker's platform
- eloquencePersuasive verbal grace
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
deliberation · discourse · statesmanship · speechmaking · declamation · forensic · argumentation · tribunes
Senate
Legislative body, often bicameral's elder
- consulDiplomat in foreign city
- tribuneSpeaker's raised platform
- magistrateCivil judicial officer
praetor · censor · assembly · legislation · veto · dictator · imperium · fasces · patrician · plebeian
agora
Greek civic square
marketplace · commons · colonnade · arcade · pavement · pedestrian · thoroughfare · promenade · basilica · portico
Colosseum
Flavian arena in Rome
Senate · Legion · Latin · Centurion · Vestal · Titus · Trajan · Nero · Republic · Romulus
excavation
Act of unearthing
- pillarsLoad-bearing vertical structures
- templesHoly places or head sides
- monumentsStructures commemorating notable achievements
relics · heritage · conservation · restoration · archaeology · frescoes · inscriptions · artifacts · columns · foundations
rhetoric
Art of persuasive language
- CiceroAncient Rome's greatest speaker
- rostrumRaised speaker's platform
- eloquencePersuasive verbal grace
persuasion · deliberation · discourse · statesmanship · speechmaking · declamation · forensic · argumentation · tribunes · Senate debates
- Ancient RomeJulius Caesar, Caesar, gladiator, gladiators, Colosseum
- Italian HeritageFlorence, Venice, Vatican, Tuscany, Umbria
- ItalyVenice, Milan, Florence, Naples, Sicily
- ancient ruinsStonehenge, Pompeii, Colosseum, coliseum, Machu Picchu
- European LandmarksEiffel Tower, Colosseum, Big Ben, Acropolis, Parthenon
- historic sitesruins, historic site, basilica, monument, fortress
Roman ForumForbidden City
Ming dynasty royal complex
Machu Picchu · Angkor Wat · Persepolis · Teotihuacan · Chichen Itza
Roman ForumTimes Square
Famous Manhattan intersection
Trafalgar Square · Red Square · Tiananmen Square · United States Capitol · European Parliament
romantic, forum, foray, Rome, Roman, romanticize, Romans, romancer, Romanesque