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==Origin==
[[Latin]]; akin to Latin foris outside, fores door
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century]
==Definitions==
*1a : the [[marketplace]] or [[public]] place of an ancient [[Roman]] [[city]] forming the [[center]] of [[judicial]] and [[public]] [[business]]
:b : a public meeting place for open [[discussion]]
:c : a medium (as a newspaper or online service) of open discussion or [[expression]] of [[ideas]]
*2: a [[judicial]] body or assembly : [[court]]
*3a : a [[public]] [[meeting]] or [[lecture]] involving [[audience]] [[discussion]]
:b : a program (as on radio or television) involving discussion of a problem usually by several [[authorities]]
==Description==
A '''forum''' ([[Latin]], "[[marketplace]]"; pl. fora) was the [[public]] space in the middle of a [[Roman]] city.
In addition to its [[standard]] [[function]] as a [[marketplace]], a forum was a gathering place of great [[social]] significance, and often the scene of [[diverse]] [[activities]], including [[political]] discussions and [[debates]], [[rendezvous]], meetings, et cetera.
Modelled on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Forum Roman Forum] in [[Rome]] itself, several smaller or more specialised forums appeared throughout Rome’s archaic [[history]]. By the time of the late Republic expansions and refurbishing of the forums of the city had inspired Pompeii Magnus to create the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre_of_Pompey Theatre of Pompey] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/55_BC 55 BC]. The Theatre included a massive forum behind the theatre arcades known as the Porticus Pompei (Colonnades of Pompeius). The [[structure]] was the forebearer to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar Julius Caesar]'s first Imperial forum and the rest to follow. Major forums are to be found in Italy, however are not to be confused with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piazza piazza] of the [[modern]] town. While similar in use and [[function]], most were created in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ages Middle Ages] and are often not a part of the original [[city]] footprint. Forums were a regular part of every Roman province in the Republic and the Empire, with archaeological examples at:
*Forum of Philippi
*Forum and Provincial Forum of Mérida, Spain
*Forum of Tarragona, Spain
*Forum of Pompeii, Italy
In new Roman towns the Forum was usually located at, or just off, the intersection of the main north-south and east-west streets (the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardo Cardo] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decumanus_Maximus Decumanus]). All fora would have a Temple of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter_%28mythology%29 Jupiter] at the north end, and would also contain other [[temples]], as well as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica Basilica]; a public weights and measures table, so customers at the [[market]] could ensure they were not being sold short measures; and would often have the [[baths]] nearby. At [[election]] times, [[candidates]] would use the steps of the [[temples]] in the forum to make their [[campaign]] [[speeches]], and would expect their clients to come to [[support]] them.
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Origin==
[[Latin]]; akin to Latin foris outside, fores door
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century]
==Definitions==
*1a : the [[marketplace]] or [[public]] place of an ancient [[Roman]] [[city]] forming the [[center]] of [[judicial]] and [[public]] [[business]]
:b : a public meeting place for open [[discussion]]
:c : a medium (as a newspaper or online service) of open discussion or [[expression]] of [[ideas]]
*2: a [[judicial]] body or assembly : [[court]]
*3a : a [[public]] [[meeting]] or [[lecture]] involving [[audience]] [[discussion]]
:b : a program (as on radio or television) involving discussion of a problem usually by several [[authorities]]
==Description==
A '''forum''' ([[Latin]], "[[marketplace]]"; pl. fora) was the [[public]] space in the middle of a [[Roman]] city.
In addition to its [[standard]] [[function]] as a [[marketplace]], a forum was a gathering place of great [[social]] significance, and often the scene of [[diverse]] [[activities]], including [[political]] discussions and [[debates]], [[rendezvous]], meetings, et cetera.
Modelled on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Forum Roman Forum] in [[Rome]] itself, several smaller or more specialised forums appeared throughout Rome’s archaic [[history]]. By the time of the late Republic expansions and refurbishing of the forums of the city had inspired Pompeii Magnus to create the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre_of_Pompey Theatre of Pompey] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/55_BC 55 BC]. The Theatre included a massive forum behind the theatre arcades known as the Porticus Pompei (Colonnades of Pompeius). The [[structure]] was the forebearer to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar Julius Caesar]'s first Imperial forum and the rest to follow. Major forums are to be found in Italy, however are not to be confused with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piazza piazza] of the [[modern]] town. While similar in use and [[function]], most were created in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ages Middle Ages] and are often not a part of the original [[city]] footprint. Forums were a regular part of every Roman province in the Republic and the Empire, with archaeological examples at:
*Forum of Philippi
*Forum and Provincial Forum of Mérida, Spain
*Forum of Tarragona, Spain
*Forum of Pompeii, Italy
In new Roman towns the Forum was usually located at, or just off, the intersection of the main north-south and east-west streets (the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardo Cardo] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decumanus_Maximus Decumanus]). All fora would have a Temple of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter_%28mythology%29 Jupiter] at the north end, and would also contain other [[temples]], as well as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica Basilica]; a public weights and measures table, so customers at the [[market]] could ensure they were not being sold short measures; and would often have the [[baths]] nearby. At [[election]] times, [[candidates]] would use the steps of the [[temples]] in the forum to make their [[campaign]] [[speeches]], and would expect their clients to come to [[support]] them.
[[Category: General Reference]]