place

Forum Romanum

the forum

also: the forum, foro

The civic and judicial center of Rome, Seneca's image for the crowd that litigates while making its way toward the common grave.

Reading notes

Consolation to Marcia §11 in the forum
The Forum Romanum, civic and judicial heart of Rome; Seneca's image for the litigating crowd making its way toward the common grave.
On the Shortness of Life §6.1 Forum
The Roman Forum, the city's civic and judicial center.
On the Firmness of the Wise Man §1.3 Forum
The Forum Romanum, civic and judicial center of Rome and the stage for the public assaults on Cato that Serenus resents.
Octavia §510 Forum
The civic and judicial center of Rome, fouled with the gore of the proscribed.