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Roman Forum The Roman Forum (Forum Romanum, although the Romans referred to it more often as the Forum Magnum or just the Forum) was a central area of ancient Rome in which commerce, business, trading and the administration of justice took place. It is now famous for the remains, which eloquently show the use of urban spaces during the Roman Age. The term Roman Forum includes all the monuments, buildings and other ancient ruins that were found, including: During the Middle Ages, though the memory of the Forum Romanum persisted, its monuments were for the most part buried under debris, and its location was forgotten; it was rediscovered in the 16th century in the area, known at the time as the Campo Vaccinio or "cattle field," located between the Capitoline Hill and the Colosseum, and was only fully excavated in the early 20th century. Other fora existed in other areas of the city; remains of most of them, sometimes substantial, are extant. - The most important of these are a number of large imperial fora forming a complex with the Forum Romanum: the Forum Julium, Forum Augustum, the Forum Transitorium (also: Forum Nervae), and Trajan's Forum.
- The Forum Boarium was dedicated to the commerce of cattle and was between the Palatine Hill and the river Tiber.
- The Forum Holitorium was dedicated to the commerce of herbs and vegetables, between the Capitoline Hill and the Servian walls.
- The Forum Piscarium was dedicated to the commerce of fish, between the Capitoline hill and the Tiber, in the area of the current Roman Ghetto.
- The Forum Vinarium was dedicated to the commerce of wine, in the area now of the "quartiere" Testaccio, between Aventine Hill and the Tiber.
- Other markets were known, but not correctly identifiable because of either lack of clear information or plurality of sites. Among these, the Forum cuppedinis, for generic commerce of many kinds of goods.
External links See also: Roman architecture
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