The Imperial Forum

The first Imperial Forum was built by Julius Caesar. He built a great fortune to demolish the buildings on the site and build the establishment. The most appreciated building of the forum is the temple dedicated in 46 BC to the goddess Venus Genetrix, Casear claiming he is her relative. This forum was inaugurated in 46 BC but the construction was later completed by Augustus.

The temple contained statues of Casear, Cleopatra and Venus. The Imperial Forums hold overall 5 temples, namely the Forum of Caesar, the Forum of Augustus, the Temple of Peace, the Forum of Nerva and the Forum of Trajan. The Forum of Caesar was constructed as an extension to the Roman Forum. The second monumental square, the Forum of Augustus, was added in 2 BC. The Temple of Peace was built in 75 AD under Vespasian, in order to celebrate the conquest of Jerusalem.

Forum of Nerva, or the Transitional Forum is the building which connects all the other forums. After the death of Domitian, the forum was inaugurated by Nerva, from which it received its name. The forum of Trajan was last built, in between 112 and 113. The construction marks the conquest of Dacia and was the most complicated process from all the 5 forums.



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