This was the very heart of Pompeii's daily life and housed the most important municipal, religious and commercial buildings in the town, in addition to being the intersection of the main streets.
Open 9. Around the Forum we find the town's most important temples, the public offices where the administrative authorities governed the town, as well as legal offices and a few markets. There were no private houses at all. Before illustrating each of these it is worth describing the actual space the Forum occupies.
The forum runs north-south for metres and is 38 metres wide. House of L. Caecilius Jucundus. House of Queen Margherita. House of the Silver Wedding. House of M. Lucretius Fronto. House of the Gladiators.
House of the Vestals. House of the Surgeon. House of Sallust. House of Pansa. House of Adonis. House of Apollo. House of the Tragic Poet. House of the Large Fountain. House of the Small Fountain. House of Meleager. House of the Dioscuri. House of Zephyr and Flora. House of the Labyrinth. House of the Faun. House of the Vettii. House of the Prince of Naples. House of the Golden Cupids. House of the Ara Maxima. House of the Library. House of the Golden Bracelet. House of Siricus.
House of Gavius Rufus. House of the Bear. House of the Coloured Capitals. House of the Wild Boar. House of the Figured Capitals. Fabius Rufus. House of the Geometric Mosaics. House of Holconius Rufus. House of Cornelius Rufus.
House of the Diadumeni. House of Epidius Sabinus. House of Marcus Lucretius. House of the Restaurant. House of Jason. House of Fortuna. House of the Centennial. House of Sulpicius Rufus. House of the Chaste Lovers. House of the Painters at Work. House of C. Julius Polybius. Obellius Firmus. Central Baths. Forum Baths. Sarno Baths. Stabian Baths. Suburban Baths. Building of Eumachia.
Gladiators' Barracks. Large Palaestra. Large Theatre. Municipal Offices. Samnite Palaestra. Doric Temple. Temple of Apollo. Temple of Asclepius. Temple of Fortuna Augusta. Temple of Isis. Temple of Jupiter. Temple of the Lares Publici. Temple of Venus. Temple of Vespasian. Triangular Forum.
Street View. Shops and Businesses. Marina Gate. Herculaneum Gate. Vesuvius Gate. Nola Gate. Sarno Gate. Nocera Gate. Stabia Gate. The Necropoleis. There are no stone stairs leading to this area which suggests it was accessed by a wooden staircase.
In the ruins of Pompeii, no wooden items survived so archaeologists have had to piece together where wooden structures would have been placed. The elevated position where the magistrate sat was not only to highlight the importance of the magistrate but also to protect him from the anger of the accused or the crowds. Graffiti in society today is generally frowned upon and considered to be a criminal offense, but the graffiti in Pompeii is looked at very differently.
Whilst it may have been a nuisance in the past, today it offers us the greatest of insights into the lives of the inhabitants of Pompeii. When the Basilica was excavated, archaeologists discovered more than crumbling pillars and staircases, they found ancient graffiti.
These were etched into the walls of the building and were often very rude with their authors discussing their sexual experiences or those of others.
If you emerge from the entrance of the Basilica then you will find yourself at the western corner of the Roman Forum of Pompeii. The Forum was the centre of life in Pompeii and was where most religious, political and cultural life took place within the city.
It was comprised of a large, open central space with many of the most beautiful buildings in the city surrounding it. If you were to stand on the steps of the basilica and glance right then you would be looking at the municipal offices and if you looked to your left towards the end of the forum then you would be looking at the Temple of Jupiter.
Three other temples also lined the forum. These were the Temple of Apollo, the Lares, and Vespasian. Within the Forum you would also find facilities such as toilets and public weights and measures.
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