Aquileia, Foro Romano, Italy
I century A.D.

The Forum, partially hidden by the modern road system, was the central place of meeting and trade in the Roman settlement: a huge square (platea) paved with limestone slabs, fenced-in with a continuous portico, giving access to shops; the monumental arrangement of the complex dates to the I century AD, featuring plinths with heads of Iuppiter Ammon and Medusa, alternated to plutei with Erotes and eagles, on the top of the porticoes. The forum was closed to the south by the civil Basilica, a long columned building with two exedrae at the shorter sides; a temple faced the western side. Several inscriptions mention buildings and statues dedicated by and to famous citizens and authorities.

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