Buildings of the Forum in Buildings of the Forum in Pompeii and HerculaneumPompeii and Herculaneum

HerculaneumHerculaneum Pompeii Forum

PompeiiPompeii

Religious BuildingsReligious Buildings

Political BuildingsPolitical Buildings

Economic BuildingsEconomic Buildings

HerculaneumHerculaneum The Forum of The Forum of

Herculaneum hasn’t Herculaneum hasn’t been excavated yet as been excavated yet as there is a modern day there is a modern day town built over half of town built over half of Herculaneum Herculaneum

It can be expected It can be expected that their was a that their was a market and certain market and certain Religious buildings and Religious buildings and political Buildings.political Buildings.

Forum Baths, Herculaneum

Overview of Herculaneum

Religious Buildings of PompeiiReligious Buildings of Pompeii

Temple of Apollo

Temple of Jupiter

Temple of The Public Lares

Political Buildings of PompeiiPolitical Buildings of Pompeii

Law court – Basilica

Voting Hall – Comitum

Economic Buildings of PompeiiEconomic Buildings of Pompeii

Food Market

Building of Eumachia

Temple of ApolloTemple of Apollo The temple is dedicated to the The temple is dedicated to the

Greek/Roman God ApolloGreek/Roman God Apollo

The temple of Apollo is situated on The temple of Apollo is situated on the west side of the forum. the west side of the forum.

Out the Front of the temple was a Out the Front of the temple was a marble alter that Roman Magistrates marble alter that Roman Magistrates would burn sacrifices on which links would burn sacrifices on which links religion and politics.religion and politics.

The cult of Apollo was very popular The cult of Apollo was very popular in Campania Which is indicated by in Campania Which is indicated by the size of the temple and the the size of the temple and the property in which it is built upon.property in which it is built upon.

Statue outside

the Temple

of Apollo

Temple of JupiterTemple of Jupiter Also known as the Temple of Also known as the Temple of

Capitoline Triad.Capitoline Triad.

Built in the Mid century BC, located at Built in the Mid century BC, located at the head of the forum. the head of the forum. Measuring 10 Measuring 10 feet in height, 121 feet in length, and feet in height, 121 feet in length, and 56 feet in width. 56 feet in width.

This was the period which roman This was the period which roman Gods superseded Greek Gods and as Gods superseded Greek Gods and as such the Temple of Jupiter overtook such the Temple of Jupiter overtook the temple of Apollo as demonstrated the temple of Apollo as demonstrated by its position at the head of the by its position at the head of the Forum.Forum.

Temple of Jupiter, Pompeii

Temple of the Public LaresTemple of the Public Lares Built on the East side of the forum.Built on the East side of the forum.

Built after the Earthquakes of Built after the Earthquakes of 62A.D and was dedicated to 62A.D and was dedicated to Pompeii’s tutelary God’s. Pompeii’s tutelary God’s.

The temple had no roof and an The temple had no roof and an alter in the centre which small alter in the centre which small amounts of sacrificial remains have amounts of sacrificial remains have been found on the alter and in the been found on the alter and in the rear wall was a small niche which rear wall was a small niche which most likely would have housed the most likely would have housed the towns three Gods.towns three Gods.

TEMPLE OF THE PUBLIC

LARES - POMPEII

Building of EumachiaBuilding of Eumachia

The Building of the The Building of the Eumachia is located at east Eumachia is located at east side of the Forum. It was side of the Forum. It was the seat of the Corporation the seat of the Corporation of the Fullones. of the Fullones. This consisted of the cloth-This consisted of the cloth-makers, launderers, and makers, launderers, and dyers. The beautiful statue dyers. The beautiful statue of Eumachia was located of Eumachia was located here. It is now located in here. It is now located in the Archeological museum the Archeological museum of Naples. of Naples.

Building of Eumachia, Pompeii

Law Court - BasilicaLaw Court - Basilica

Located at the southwest Located at the southwest end of the of the forum.end of the of the forum.

The basilica of Pompeii is The basilica of Pompeii is dated at the end of the dated at the end of the second century B.C. second century B.C.

The Basilica was first a The Basilica was first a market but after the market but after the earthquake of 62A.D it was earthquake of 62A.D it was made into the judicial court made into the judicial court and as such is the most and as such is the most important political building important political building in Pompeii.in Pompeii.

The Front of the Basilica, Pompeii

Voting Hall - ComitumVoting Hall - Comitum

Located on the southeast Located on the southeast end of the forum.end of the forum.

The Comitum That was The Comitum That was recovered had 5 entrances recovered had 5 entrances in the northern and eastern in the northern and eastern walls to ensure that voters walls to ensure that voters could ensure that the voters could ensure that the voters could enter from the forum could enter from the forum and go straight into the and go straight into the Dell,abondanza.Dell,abondanza.

The voting for the electoral The voting for the electoral positions was held in the positions was held in the Comitum. Comitum.

Comitum, Pompeii

Food MarketFood Market

The food market was a The food market was a building in the north east building in the north east corner of the Pompeii that corner of the Pompeii that

wood have sold produce such wood have sold produce such as olives, wine and mostly as olives, wine and mostly

lamb as the lands of Campania lamb as the lands of Campania were more suited to grazing were more suited to grazing

sheep than cattle.sheep than cattle.