The Roman Forum is an ancient open-air public square in Rome, Italy. It was the center of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, and was the site of many important events in Roman history. The Forum was the site of the Roman Senate, the Roman Forum, the Roman Temple
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The Roman Forum, also known by its Latin name Forum Romanum, is a rectangular forum (plaza) surrounded by the ruins of several important ancient government buildings at the centre of the city of Rome. Citizens of the ancient city referred to this space, originally a marketplace, as the Forum Magnum, or simply the Forum.