Forum
Dublin Core
Title
Forum
Description
Location: Paestum
Date: 273 BC
Details: In 273, the Romans established a Latin colony at Paestum. (The city was originally called Poseidonia, then, after the take over by an Italian people called Lucanians, it was called Paistos, from which name the Latin "Paestum" was derived.)
As in other Latin colonies, the settlers grafted Roman-style civic structures on top of the older city, in the process transforming the original Greek layout of the town.
The forum, as in Rome, was an open air space that served as the political, sacred, and economic heart of the city. Markets were held in or around the forum, and many of the city's most important civic and religious buildings were built around the forum.
Date: 273 BC
Details: In 273, the Romans established a Latin colony at Paestum. (The city was originally called Poseidonia, then, after the take over by an Italian people called Lucanians, it was called Paistos, from which name the Latin "Paestum" was derived.)
As in other Latin colonies, the settlers grafted Roman-style civic structures on top of the older city, in the process transforming the original Greek layout of the town.
The forum, as in Rome, was an open air space that served as the political, sacred, and economic heart of the city. Markets were held in or around the forum, and many of the city's most important civic and religious buildings were built around the forum.
Creator
Gabriel Baker
Rights
Shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License
Collection
Citation
Gabriel Baker, “Forum,” Archaeology, Artifacts, & Landscapes, accessed April 25, 2024, https://gabrieldavidbaker.com/digital-exhibit/items/show/9.