The Forum of Caesar was a public square in Rome built by Julius Caesar, next to the old Roman Forum, financed by the spoils of his campaigns in Gaul. It was designed as a new civic space and was dominated by the Temple of Venus Genetrix, dedicated to the goddess from whom the Julian family claimed descent. The forum was inaugurated while the temple was still unfinished, and it was completed by Caesar's successors, with Augustus finishing the project. It had colonnades, statues, including an equestrian statue of Caesar, and rooms used by officials and courts. Later emperors, among them Trajan, restored and altered it. Parts of the columns and the temple podium survive, and excavations continue.
Before and after
- 49 BCECaesar defeats Pompey at Pharsalus
- from 10 January 49 BCE to 17 March 45 BCECaesar's Civil War
- from 19 April 49 BCE to 6 September 49 BCESiege of Massilia
- 24 August 49 BCEBattle of the Bagradas River
- 46 BCEOrigins of Forum of Caesar
- 1 January 45 BCEThe Julian calendar takes effect
- 17 March 45 BCEBattle of Munda
- 44 BCEDiscovery of Caesar's Comet
- 15 March 44 BCEDeath of Julius Caesar
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