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Roman Forum (historic site) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 41 54 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 41.9000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 012 29 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 12.4833 decimal degrees |
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Note: In the valley bounded by the Palatine, the Quirinal, the Capitol, & the Velia lay the marketplace of earliest Rome, the Forum Romanum, which later developed into the political center of the city & of the Roman Empire. |
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| Roman Forum (preferred,C,V,English-P,U)
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| Foro Romano (C,V,Italian,U,N)
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| Campo Vaccino (H,V,P,Italian,U)
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............ | meaning "cow pasture," used to refer to site with ruined buildings |
| Forum Romanum (H,V,Latin,U,N)
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