Roman Forum (Latin: Forum Romanum) is located in Rome, Italy. For centuries the Forum was the center of day-to-day life in Rome, such as the site of triumphal processions and elections; the venue for public speeches and criminal trials.
Via Sacra (Sacra Via, "Sacred Street") was the main street of ancient Rome, leading from the top of the Capitoline Hill to the Colosseum. The road was part of the traditional route of the Roman Triumph that began on the outskirts of the city and proceeded through the Roman Forum.
Temple of Antoninus and Faustina (Templum Antonini et Faustinae) is an ancient Roman temple in Rome, which was later converted into a Roman Catholic church, San Lorenzo in Miranda".
The temple was constructed by the Emperor Antoninus Pius, beginning in 141 AD. It was initially dedicated to his deceased and deified wife, Faustina the Elder. When Antoninus Pius was deified after his death in 161 AD, the temple was re-dedicated to both Antoninus and Faustina.
Basilica Aemilia was a civil basilica. Today only the plan and some rebuilt elements can be seen. The Basilica was 100 meters long and about 30 meters wide, along the sides were two orders of 16 arches.
The basilica was rebuilt after the fire by adding a new floor in c.420. An earthquake in 847 caused the final collapse of the remaining structure and the remains were then used as building material.
Temple of Divus Iulius (Templum Divi Iuli), also known as Temple of the Deified Julius Caesar, its construction was begun by Augustus in 42 BC after the senate deified Julius Caesar posthumously.
The temple stands on the site of Caesar's cremation and where Caesar's testament was read aloud at the funeral by Mark Antony. There are flowers placed on the remains of the altar of Julius Caesar by tourists.
