It is interesting how they show this forum with one-storey porticos and no statues between the columnsīy this point, Caesar's power was secure and he Six years later after he won the civil war against Pompey in 48 BC. After demolitions, the land was cleared & levelled.Īnd then step-by-step Caesar's monumental forum was planned and realized, with serious construction beginning in earnest.Demolitions happened over the next few years,.Large events and a crisis distracted Caesar.įirst came up with the idea of constructing public buildings, Caesar did not foresee a four-year civil war.įor Caesar, building his forum was a slow process, as explained below: The forum we know - temple, three porticos, wide courtyard -Ĭame about in an evolutionary rather than a straight-forward process. NOTE: It is important to understand that, although Caesar started acquiring land as early as 54 BC, theįorum that came into being was not planned that early. THE FORUM OF CAESAR PLAN EVOLVED OVER TIME Was finally completed by his adopted son Emperor Augustus in the year 29 BC, fifteen years afterĬaesar's assassination on March 15, 44 BC. The date when this forum was inaugurated did not mean it was completely built. It then took 5 years of actual building before Caesar could inaugurate his forum in 46 BC. Men, acting as Caesar's agents, bought numerous properties so that construction of the Forum of Caesar could begin inĥ1 BC. To persuade some of the reluctant land owners to sell their properties. Roman orator, Cicero and his good friend, Gaius Oppius, Caesar needed the assistance of the great It took many years to acquire the land required to build the forum. Suetonius, 'The Life of Caesar' - Section 26 He began a forum with the proceeds of his spoils, the ground for which cost more than a hundred million sesterces.

Left, does not show any of the statues displayed within. See a highly decorated wall only instead of a grand staircase, and there was a long fountain before the wall. Thus, when standing before the temple, one would Staircase passage along both sides of the temple that led towards the front doors. Also, the temple was not entered by a grand staircase filling the front of the temple. However, the painting also shows us a forum paved with stones of varying colours which is not accurate - the forum was paved with slabs Trajan's Column can be seen peeking above the portico on the right side. The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus is seen in the top left corner atop the The artist correctly included two-storey porticos. As you can also see in this beautiful painting, The image above is another reimagining of how the Forum of Caesar looked during its prime. However, after Caesar's assassination inĤ4 BC, the statue was changed to one showingĬaesar riding Alexander the Great's horse Bucephalas, as shown in the image above.įorum of Caesar, Temple of Venus Genetrix Only a statue of Caesar's favourite horse, Genitor, that he rode in many of his most famousīattles (shown in the image below). In front of the temple was a statue of Julius Caesar on horseback, called the Equus Caesaris. The left and right sides of the forum were filled with beautiful two-storey porticos containing statues between each column.įurthermore, a third portico facing the temple filled the southern side, thus forming a 'U' arrangement of three porticos along the periphery Which housed a large statue of her by the sculptor Arcesilaus.

In the centre is the grand temple dedicated to the Roman goddess Dressed in a light toga, slippers, and wearing garlands of flowers, inaugurated his magnificent forum shown in

Julius caesar statue painted