Basilica Julia and Temple of Vesta in the Forum in Rome
by Marilyn Burton
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Basilica Julia and Temple of Vesta in the Forum in Rome
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Marilyn Burton
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In The Forum, in Rome, Italy, you can see the Temple of Vesta on the left and the Basilica Julia in the distance on the right.
All temples to Vesta were round, and had entrances facing east to symbolize connection between Vesta’s fire and the sun as sources of life.
Basilica Julia was once a large, ornate, public building used for meetings and other official business during the early Roman Empire. Its ruins have been excavated. What is left from its classical period are mostly foundations, floors, a small back corner wall with a few arches that are part of both the original building and later Imperial reconstructions from its first building phase.
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June 17th, 2015
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