Map of Rome 400 bc
| 1. : Temple of Juno Moneta 2. : Curia Hostilia 3. : Temple of Concordia 4. : Comitium 5. : Temple of Apollo 6. : Temple of Bellona 7. : Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus 8. : Temple of Juventis 9. : Temple of Saturnus 10.: Old shops 11.: Forum 12.: New shops 13.: Temple of Tellus 14.: Sister's beam 15.: Forum Halitorium (vegetable market) 16.: Temple of Carmenta 17.: Temple of Opis 18.: Temple of Fides 19.: Temple of Castor & Pollux 20.: Temple of Regia 21.: Temple of Vesta |
22.: House of the Vestal virgins 23.: House of the Tarquinii 24.: Temple of Mater Matuta 25.: Temple of Fortuna 26.: Tarpeian rock 27.: Temple of Aesculapius 28.: Temple of Victoria 29.: Temple of Jupiter Stator 30.: Temple of Portunus 31.: Forum Boarium (cattle market) 32.: Romulus' hut 33.: Cacus' cave 34.: Temple of Hercules 35.: Grain exchange 36.: Pons Sublicius (bridge) 37.: Great altar 38.: Temple of Liber & Libera 39.: Porta Trigemina (gate) 40.: Temple of Ceres 41.: Temple of Mercurius 42.: Circus Maximus |
The Forum lies between the two hills Capitolinus and Palatinus. This was a swamp and had to be drained. For this reason the great sewer Cloaca maxima was constructed.
Romulus' hut at the Palatinus was kept there, even in the times of
Augustus, though Romulus and his hut were mythical.
The same is true for the sister's beam. Both object must have been
placed in later times.
The Romans went through a lot of trouble just to "prove" their myths.
