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Forum_04 * Basilica of Maxentius Construction on the last of the large basilicas was started by emperor Maxentius in 308 AD. Basilica of Maxentius, Forum RomanumAfter his defeat by Constantine during the famous battle at the Milvian Bridge in 312 AD, the basilica was completed by Constantine. The basilica measured 100m by 65m and was an impressive 35m high. It consisted of a large central nave with enormous corinthean columns and two smaller aisles. One column was moved in 1614 to the square of Santa Maria Maggiore. A 12m high statue of Constantine, partly in marble and partly in wood, occupied the western end of the Basilica. Parts of the statue can now be found at the courtyard of the Palazzo dei Conservatori, part of the Capitoline Museums. * 2048 x 1536 * (540KB)

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The Forum Romanum was the center of life in imperial Rome, evidenced by the many remains of triumphal arches, temples and basilicas. Forum Romanum seen from the CapitolHistory Until 509 BC, when Rome became a republic, the city was reigned by an Etruscan dynasty of Tarquin Kings. They built a sewer, the 'Cloaca Maxima', to drain water from the marshlands of the valley between the Palatine, Capitol and Esquiline hills to the Tiber river. Ever since, the area was the center of activity in Rome. Scale model of the Forum RomanumIt was the site of the first forum. Here, triumphal processions took place, elections were held and the Senate assembled.
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