Foro Romano

The name Foro Romano usually points to Rome, but these notes describe the main square of the Roman city of Mediolanum, modern Milan. Built in the first half of the first century by Augustus, it measured about 160 metres in length and 55 in width. It sat precisely at the intersection of the decumanus and the cardo maximus, the city’s principal streets. As in other Roman forums, it contained important public buildings: the Capitolium, a basilica, a curia, a macellum (market) and tabernae (shops). Nearby stood the mint of Mediolanum. No trace of the forum remains above ground, its location now buried beneath the streets of central Milan.

Description via source. Coordinates and heritage data from the Atika atlas.