Forum Suarium
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The Forum Suarium was the pork forum venalium
of early Ancient Rome
during the empire
, mentioned first in two inscriptions of about 200
AD. This market was near the barracks of the cohortes urbanae in the northern part of the campus Martius
, probably close to the present Via di Propaganda, and its administration was in the hands of the prefect
or of one of his officers.
Forum Venalium
A Forum Venalium was a food market in Ancient Rome during the Roman Republic and Roman Empire. These mercantile forums were extensions of the Roman Forum and contained numerous buildings and monuments erected under the Republic and the Empire.In Politics Aristotle proposed that a city should have...
of early Ancient Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
during the empire
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
, mentioned first in two inscriptions of about 200
200
Year 200 was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Severus and Victorinus...
AD. This market was near the barracks of the cohortes urbanae in the northern part of the campus Martius
Campus Martius
The Campus Martius , was a publicly owned area of ancient Rome about in extent. In the Middle Ages, it was the most populous area of Rome...
, probably close to the present Via di Propaganda, and its administration was in the hands of the prefect
Praefectus urbi
The praefectus urbanus or praefectus urbi, in English the urban prefect, was prefect of the city of Rome, and later also of Constantinople. The office originated under the Roman kings, continued during the Republic and Empire, and held high importance in late Antiquity...
or of one of his officers.