Briner Julius Caesar's Politics

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The Forum Romanum was the main and central forum of the city of Rome. It became the economic, political, and religious center of the city in early Republican times, around the seventh century B.C. It continued to be an important functional and symbolic area of Rome through the city – and the Empire’s – evolution, and changed along with the times.

One highly important function of the Forum Romanum was as a center of administration and politics. Several buildings in this area were dedicated to this purpose, allowing the Senate and other high-ranking Romans to have a place to meet and make decisions, but to also allow other Romans to gather and hear announcements and proclamations.



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