Forum of Julius Caesar

• The Forum of Julius Caesar, the Forum Julium, was begun in 54 BCE by Julius Caesar and completed in 29 BCE by Augustus.
• It is located next to the Forum Romanum and the Curia Hostilia

Description

• It was a Rectangular Square 524 x 246 feet (160 m x 75 m) which contained:
  • A Plaza.
  • The Temple of Venus Generatrix: Julius Caesar claimed his own Family was descended from this Goddess.
  • The Statue of Julius Caesar mounted on a horse.

• It is currently closed to the Public, but can be viewed from the street above, the ‘Via dei Fori Imperiali’.

Forum Julium