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Early Roman Forum

Early Roman Forum. By: Danielle Sikora. The Forum. Center of Roman Public Life Originally it was just marsh, but the Romans transformed it to be the center of their activity Marketplace, business place, religious place and social place

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Early Roman Forum

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  1. Early Roman Forum By: Danielle Sikora

  2. The Forum • Center of Roman Public Life • Originally it was just marsh, but the Romans transformed it to be the center of their activity • Marketplace, business place, religious place and social place • Located in the valley between the Capitoline and Palatine Hills

  3. Lapis Niger • “Black Stone” • Ancient shrine in the forum • Square pillar made of black marble • No one knows the significance of it but it was very sacred • oldest Latin inscription was written on it right to left and left to right • Meaning is hard to discover but it has something to do with a shrine to a king : Romulus

  4. Umbilicus Urbis • “Belly Button of Rome” • Center of the city of Rome • Constructed around 2nd century BCE • Legend has it that Romulus dug a pit circular pit when he first founded Rome and the first fruit of the season was thrown into it and a handful of dirt to sacrifice • Thought to be the same thing as the Mundus: the umbilicus urbis was the external part • Remains of it is just some bricks 2 meters high and 4.45 meters in diameter

  5. Bibliography • http://ancient-rome.tripod.com/romanforum/roman_forum.htm • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lapis_Niger • http://www.vroma.org/~forum/lapn.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umbilicus_urbis_Romae • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Forum • http://www.aviewoncities.com/rome/forumromanum.htm • http://sights.seindal.dk/sight/969_Umbilicus_Urbis_Romae.html

  6. Bibliography of Pictures • http://s5e3ugj.edu.glogster.com/the-roman-forum-emily-m/ • http://www.visitingdc.com/rome/roman-forum-picture.asp • http://www.vroma.org/~forum/lapn.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lapis_Niger • http://eternallycool.net/2008/11/1830/ • http://sights.seindal.dk/sight/969_Umbilicus_Urbis_Romae.html • http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umbilicus_urbis

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