Chapter XIV: The Fora, Their Life and Buildings

The Daily Journal

225. The Fora, the Centers of Roman Life 254

226. Incessant Crowds at the Forum. The Centers of Gossip 256

227. Grandiose Architecture: Vast Quantities of Ornaments
and Statues 258

228. Use of Color on Sculptures and Architecture 259

229. Entering the Series of Fora: the Temple of Venus and
Rome 260

230. The Arch of Titus: Continuation of the Sacred Way 262

231. House and Temple of Vesta: the Regia: the Temple of the
Divine Julius 265

232. The Old Forum (_Forum Romanum_) 265

233. The Forum Area: the Posting of Public Notices 268

234. Western End of Forum: Rostra: the Golden Milestone:
the Tullianum Prison 269

235. The Basilica Æmilia: the Temple of Janus: the Senate
House (_Curia_) 271

236. The Basilica Julia, the Greatest Court House in Rome;
the _Lacus Curtius_ 272

237. The New Fora of the Emperors: the Temple of Peace 275

238. The Fora of Julius, Augustus, and Nerva 276

239. The Forum, Column, and Libraries of Trajan 278

240. The Park System of the Campus Martius: the Pantheon 280

241. The Daily Gazette (_Acta Diurna_). How Rome Gets Its
News 282

242. Contents of the Acta Diurna 283

243. Miscellaneous Entries and Gossip in the “Gazette” 284