ROMAN FORUM, ROME, ITALY

My 2nd stop was the Roman Forum. This is quite close to the Colosseum, only a couple mins walk.

The forum is a rectangular shape with the ruins of ancient Roman Government buildings.

The Roman Forum began to form in the 7th century BC. It was originally marshland, but the Romans drained it in order to turn it into a political and social centre. Buildings were added over the following centuries. Some of the temples here date back to the late 5th century BC.

The Forum was abandoned around the Middle Ages.

Julius Caesar is buried at the Roman Forum and marked by a gravestone.
There are thoughts among the locals that the spirit of Julius Caesar May actually haunt the Roman Forum.

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