Transcript forum

Welcome to Rome:
enjoy your forum tour
The forum became a
showplace for the empire
filled with statues and
buildings designed to
impress the people Rome
ruled. How does the Roman
forum compare to the
Athenian agora?
Curia (senate house)
• The forum was Rome’s
center of government
including the Curia and
Tabularium (hall of
records). Although the
forum had temples …
Imagine you are part of the crowd
touring one of the world’s most famous
squares…
• Refer to text book page 158
• The forum was originally built on marsh
land that was drained by the Tarquenias
using ________. It is the political,
religious and ___________ center of the
empire of Rome.
Rostra (behind in this picture is Basilica of
Julia)
• The column pictured here and on
the right side of your text picture is
called the rostra, much like the
Greek _____, it is where crowds
gather to hear orators give
speeches. Julius Caesar himself
gathered crowds around the rostra
to quell civil unrest. Today the
word rostrum is derived from the
Roman_____.
Arch of Septimius pictured (arch of
Tiberius in text)
• The arch of Tiberius located
behind the rostra, was built to
honor Emperor Tiberius and
his contributions to Rome.
Three buildings to the left of
the arch is where Roman
justices administered the law,
in the Great Basilica Julia.
(named after Caesar’s
daughter)
Hey who did we meet in the
Basilica of Julia?
• Let’s walk inside the Basilica of Julia-what do we see?
• Examine these marble tablets displayed-on them are the
basic principles of Roman Law (turn to page 159-copy
them)…sound familiar?
• As we pass the principles, We have a flash back and
meet a _____________named Ulpian. After he greets
us he says: Do you agree that justice is “a constant and
perpetual will to give every man his due.” Respond to
him.
• Do the principles of Roman law support Ulpian’s
definition of justice?
Temple of Saturn
• The Temple of Saturn,
located next to the arch
of Tiberius, was built to
honor ____________as
well as the Temple of
Vespasian (who was
he?) built to honor his
ability to ____________.
Pantheon exterior
• The Pantheon looked like any other building in
the forum. However, built to honor all Roman
Gods it featured Roman advances in
engineering that inspired awe in all who came to
Rome! (advances:
Pantheon interior
• In the interior visitors would
be inspired by the domed
roof that rested on a
rotunda (drum like
structure). Light would
enter into the building
through the “eye” of the
dome.
Reflections
• Now your tour is done….
• Support or refute Howard Gibbons’ quote
you picked up on your way in today.
(Gibbons is known as the modern historian
of ancient Rome, published from 17761789 he published 3 volumes of “The
History of the Decline and Fall of the
Roman Empire”.)