- The Forum Boarium was located on the River Tiber between the Palatine, Aventine and Capitoline hills of Rome.
- Founded in the 8th century BCE, it was the site of the original docks of ancient Rome, and became the cattle market, the meat market and a religious centre. The Temples were built later.
Buildings around the Forum Boarium
- Temple of Hercules (2nd century BCE)
- then known as the Temple of Vesta.
- Temple of Portunus (4th to 3rd century BCE)
- also known as the Temple of Fortuna Virilis.
- Temple of the Great Altar of Hercules (unknown early date)
- The Temple was rebuilt after the Great Fire of Rome in 64 CE, and destroyed in the 4th century CE.
- The site is now occupied by the Church of Santa Maria in Cosmedin, which holds the Mouth of Truth.
- Arcus Argentariorum
- the Arch of the Bankers (204 CE).
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- The Mouth of Truth, called bocca della verita in Italian, is a giant face on a marble disc, possibly of a River or Sea God, with holes for the eyes, nostrils and mouth.
- It is located in Rome, in front of the door to the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin Church in Piazza della Bocca della Verita.
Forum Boarium