Forum of Caesar

My building is called the Forum Julium or the Forum Caesaris. This translates to the Forum of Julius or the Forum of Caesar. The construction started in 54 bc. It was dedicated and finished in 46 bc. (Roma) It was later worked on by Augustus, Caesar’s heir. (Diane Favro) A forum is used as a public gathering space for people to meet with each other. There was a temple located in the forum that was the centerpiece. Caesar dedicated this temple to Venus Genetrix, who he celebrated as his distant ancestor. This building influenced the modern world through architecture. Buildings today can be seen with similar designs. The building was originally constructed with solid marble. The temple was octastyle with eight columns across the facade. On the long side of the forum square, flanking the temple, there were two stories of rooms that may have served political and/or mercantile functions. It was located in the northwest corner of the Forum Romanum. Historical figures associated with this building are Caesar, the one who it was started by and dedicated to, Augustus, Caesar’s heir and the one who finished the forum, and Venus Genetrix, the patron whom Caesar dedicated the temple portion to. A fun fact is that in 55 bc Pompey the great (a political rival of Caesar), had dedicated a monumental theater and portico complex in the Campus Martius which may have sparked caesar to create his forum complex. (smart history)

A sketch of the building                                         The building now

Tatum Chambers
Forum of Caesar
Sources- Roma, Smart History, Diane Favro