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History

Since 1985 over 40,000 fragments originating from the forum area have been catalogued and documented from deposits created after excavations carried out in the 20th century. A seemingly huge quantity of finds but in reality they represent a small percentage of what was the enormous quantity of marble facing and super-structure blocks which made up the Antiquarium Forense (Forum District).

Layout

Dedicated to the forums’ architectural decoration, the museum addresses their structural aspects to once again give us a ‘final’ view of the original buildings. To complete their reassembly the use of artificial elements made from plaster has been used. The use of such elements was agreed upon in the planning phase. Exhibits are completed with ‘colour’ which is not only applied on the plaster mouldings but also on modern marble surfaces through the use of dyes.

Archaeological Area

The five monumental complexes named the “Imperial Forums” were constructed in topographic continuity with the old Roman Forums of the imperial-republican era. The new structures substituted the religious, political and administrative functions of the former.

In chronological order of inauguration the forums built were: the Forum of Caesar (46 BC), the Forum of Augustus (2 BC), The Temple of

Section on the Forum of Augustus

Inaugurated in the 2 BC, the Forum of Augustus consists of a rectangular square paved with white marble slabs, dominated, at its lower end, by the temple dedicated to Mars Ultor, also built in white marble from the quarry in Luni today known as Carrara. The temple was built against a high wall built of blocks of tufa stone that separated the forum from the rowdy Subura neighborhood.

Temporary closure for restoration works of the Small Hemicycle of the Trajan's Market

The the Small Hemicycle is closed for restoration works.
Numbers 39 and 40 of the audio guide and the path for the disabled people on via Biberatica are not accessible.

To learn more about the restoration works (Italian version only).

21/03 - 09/06/2013

Marcello Mondazzi. Fragments of time

Exhibitions

Mondazzi's big sculptures interact and intertwine with Trajan's Markets.

09/05 - 08/09/2013

T.R.I.P. - Travel Routes in Photography

Exhibitions

T.R.I.P. - Travel Routes in Photography at Trajan's Market: Simon Norfolk, Elaine Ling, Giancarlo Ceraudo, Cristina De Middel. A Photographic Exhibition curated by Arianna Rinaldo.