Visual Timeline: Roman Forum

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800 BCE: Early burials in the Roman Forum.
 
600 BCE: Building of the Cloaca Maxima to drain the Roman Forum.
 
 
497 BCE: The first temple dedicated to Saturn is constructed in the Forum Romanum of Rome.
 
 
484 BCE: The first temple of the Dioscuri (Castor & Pollux) is dedicated in Rome's Forum Romanum by Aulus Postumius following his victory over the Latins at the Battle of Lake Regillus.
 
 
184 BCE: The first basilica is added to Rome's Forum Romanum.
 
179 BCE: The Basilica Fulvia is added to Rome's Forum Romanum.
 
169 BCE: The Basilica Sempronia is built in Rome's Forum Romanum.
 
 
121 BCE: The first triumphal arch is added to Rome's Forum Romanum.
 
34 BCE: The Basilica Paulli (Aemilia) is completed in Rome's Forum Romanum.
 
29 BCE: Augustus builds the temple of Divius Iulius on the spot of Julius Caesar's funeral pyre in Rome's Forum Romanum.
 
29 BCE: The Temple of Divus Julius, dedicated to the deified Julius Caesar, is added to Rome's Forum Romanum.
 
 
10 BCE: Augustus rebuilds the Temple of Castor and Pollux in Rome's Forum Romanum.
 
10 CE: The Temple of Concordia Augusta is added to Rome's Forum Romanum.
 
80 CE: The Temple of Vespasian and Titus is added to Rome's Forum Romanum.
 
 
81 CE: The Arch of Titus is built in Rome's Forum Romanum to commemorate the conquest of Jerusalem.
 
 
91 CE: Domitian adds to Rome's Forum Romanum a statue of himself riding a horse.
 
 
113 CE: The House of the Vestal Virgins is completed in Rome's Forum Romanum.
 
135 CE - 140 CE: The Temple of Roma and Venus is added to Rome's Forum Romanum.
 
140 CE: The Temple of Divus Antoninus Pius & Faustina is built in Rome's Forum Romanum.
 
 
150 CE: The House of the Vestal Virgins is restored in Rome's Forum Romanum.
 
 
203 CE: The Arch of Septimius Severus is built in Rome's Forum Romanum to commemorate victories over the Parthians.
 
283 CE: A fire devastates Rome's Forum Romanum, necessitating an extensive rebuilding programme.
 
313 CE: The Basilica of Maxentius & Constantine is completed in Rome's Forum Romanum.
 
 
360 CE - 380 CE: The Temple of Saturn is rebuilt in the Forum Romanum of Rome.
 
608 CE: The column of Phocas is erected in Rome's Forum Romanum.
 
630 CE: The Curia Julia is repurposed as a church on Rome's Forum Romanum.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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