https://padlet.com/giulia_buscarino/3jelml3bzccm Buscarino - Corso - Orna - Novac en-us 2017-03-16 19:55:18 UTC 2025-11-08 07:44:01 UTC hello@padlet.com giulia_buscarino https://padlet.com/giulia_buscarino/3jelml3bzccm/wish/160651503 The Forum extended much more to the west, under the present Via Dei Fori Imperiali. Placed perpendicularly to Caesar's Forum, it took its structure, with an arcaded square and on its side, there was the Temple of Mars Ultor, opened in 2 b.C. which rested on a 30m tall wall, still present today.]]> 2017-03-16 19:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/giulia_buscarino/3jelml3bzccm/wish/160651503 giulia_buscarino https://padlet.com/giulia_buscarino/3jelml3bzccm/wish/160651504 The Forum had to be replaced by the following imperial forums and the temple got demolished in the VI century a.C. In the IX century San Basilio's church was built on the old temple's ground which also occupied some of the Forum's buildings.]]> 2017-03-16 19:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/giulia_buscarino/3jelml3bzccm/wish/160651504 giulia_buscarino https://padlet.com/giulia_buscarino/3jelml3bzccm/wish/160651505 The temple dedicated to Mars Ultor was built by Augustus in memory of Filippi's victory in 42 b.C. to avenge his uncle's death who was killed by Brutus and Cassius.]]> 2017-03-16 19:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/giulia_buscarino/3jelml3bzccm/wish/160651505 giulia_buscarino https://padlet.com/giulia_buscarino/3jelml3bzccm/wish/160651506 The Forum was delimited by an impressive wall made of tuff which was 30 meters tall. Along the wall, on the sides of Mars Ultor's temple, there were two secondary entrances: the northern one with two arches and the southern one with a single arch. The rectangular square was lined by two arcades and Mars Ultor's temple.]]> 2017-03-16 19:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/giulia_buscarino/3jelml3bzccm/wish/160651506 giulia_buscarino https://padlet.com/giulia_buscarino/3jelml3bzccm/wish/160651508 The Forum of Augustus is one of the Imperial Forums of Rome, the second one in chronological order, after Caesar's.]]> 2017-03-16 19:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/giulia_buscarino/3jelml3bzccm/wish/160651508 giulia_buscarino https://padlet.com/giulia_buscarino/3jelml3bzccm/wish/160651509 It was 118 meters wide, and 125 meters long. Today's view doesn't give us an accurate idea of its original size.]]> 2017-03-16 19:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/giulia_buscarino/3jelml3bzccm/wish/160651509 giulia_buscarino https://padlet.com/giulia_buscarino/3jelml3bzccm/wish/160651511 The monumental Forum was built with the war treasure obtained by Augustus on a land bought by privates, placed on the Quirinale hill.

]]> 2017-03-16 19:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/giulia_buscarino/3jelml3bzccm/wish/160651511 giulia_buscarino https://padlet.com/giulia_buscarino/3jelml3bzccm/wish/160651512 Three columns of the right side and of the cellar's wall were the only thing remaining of the Forum. The rests and the decorations might have been studied by some renaissance architects.]]> 2017-03-16 19:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/giulia_buscarino/3jelml3bzccm/wish/160651512 giulia_buscarino https://padlet.com/giulia_buscarino/3jelml3bzccm/wish/160651513 2017-03-16 19:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/giulia_buscarino/3jelml3bzccm/wish/160651513 giulia_buscarino https://padlet.com/giulia_buscarino/3jelml3bzccm/wish/160651514 2017-03-16 19:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/giulia_buscarino/3jelml3bzccm/wish/160651514 giulia_buscarino https://padlet.com/giulia_buscarino/3jelml3bzccm/wish/160651515 Behind the arcades on the sides, opened large semicircular exedras. In front of the northern arcade, a room contained a colossal statue of Augustus.]]> 2017-03-16 19:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/giulia_buscarino/3jelml3bzccm/wish/160651515 giulia_buscarino https://padlet.com/giulia_buscarino/3jelml3bzccm/wish/160651517 2017-03-16 19:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/giulia_buscarino/3jelml3bzccm/wish/160651517 giulia_buscarino https://padlet.com/giulia_buscarino/3jelml3bzccm/wish/160651518 2017-03-16 19:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/giulia_buscarino/3jelml3bzccm/wish/160651518