The first picture on this page is actually and interactive map. Click on a building you want to know more specific information about and it will take you to another page!
http://sights.seindal.dk/sight/4_Forum_Romanum.html
During the 7th century BCE, the Forum Romanum was the economical and political center of Rome. After the imperial period, it was reduced to only a monumental area. Around the 4th century BCE, it had been abandoned (after the fall of the empire in the west). You can see the importance the area once held by how many political, religious, and judicial buildings it once held. the Forum as viewed today is a result of changes made by Julius Caesar. He added many buildings and made changes to the growing city. Many, many times the Forum was the site of violence and destruction whenever there was "political strife" during the republican times. Many buildings were demolished completely but the ruins of what remains is truly something amazing to look at.
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