Recognise this town centre? What goes on in town centres? Do you think it was any different in a Roman forum?

Role of a Roman forumRole of a Roman forum

Politicians spoke therePoliticians spoke there Citizens socialisedCitizens socialised Lined with statues of famous Lined with statues of famous

individualsindividuals Temple of JupiterTemple of Jupiter Market place during the dayMarket place during the day

A funny thing happened on A funny thing happened on the way to the forumthe way to the forum

TBAT identify & explain TBAT identify & explain buildings & activities in buildings & activities in

Pompeii’s forumPompeii’s forum

To assess which can tell us To assess which can tell us more about life in Pmore about life in P

Learning objectives

Key words: forum colonnade portico macellum basilica eumachia

Your taskYour task

Read p.108-111 of the Classical Read p.108-111 of the Classical Civilisation reader and take notes on the Civilisation reader and take notes on the following features of the forum at Pompeiifollowing features of the forum at Pompeii

Religious buildingsReligious buildings Commercial buildingsCommercial buildings Political buildingsPolitical buildings Supplement your notes with information Supplement your notes with information

from ‘In Search of the Romans’ (p.288-96)from ‘In Search of the Romans’ (p.288-96)

Religious buildings

4 of town’s religious buildings Temple of Jupiter

(N) Temple of Apollo

(W) Temple of the

Emperor (E) Temple of the

Public Lares (E) Artist’s impression of Temple of Jupiter

Commercial buildings

Macellum – covered market selling meat & fish

Shops with wall paintings reveal what was sold

Eumachia building – guildhall for fullers

Weights and measures & granary

Political buildings Basilica – law court & business centre Comitium – polling station Duovirs – 2 magistrates who made

important legal decisions & managed public funds

Aediles – administrators, e.g. roads, markets & temples

Decuriones - councillors Curia – meeting place of council (100

members)

Mr H is planning a trip to Pompeii for his students. He doesn’t have enough time to show them everything. Should he show them the religious & commercial buildings OR the political buildings. Which

they tell us more about Pompeiian society?

A funny thing happened on A funny thing happened on the way to the forumthe way to the forum

TBAT identify & explain TBAT identify & explain buildings & activities in buildings & activities in

Pompeii’s forumPompeii’s forum

To assess which can tell us To assess which can tell us more about life in Pmore about life in P

Learning objectives

Key words: forum colonnade portico macellum basilica eumachia