Roman+Forum

**History**
==== The original, low-lying, grassy wetland of the Forum was drained in the 7th century BC with the building of the Cloaca Maxima, a large covered sewer system that emptied into the Tiber River, as more people began to settle between the two hills. ==== ==== The Forum's beginnings are connected with the alliance between R omulus, the first king of Rome controlling the Palatine Hill, and his rival, Titus Tatius who occupied the Capitoline Hill. this alliance was formed after combat had been stopped by the prayers and cries of the Sabine women. Because the valley lay between the two settlements, it was the designated place for the two peoples to meet. ====

The Regia and the Temple of Vesta, the Vestal Virgins, all these were rebuilt after the rise of imperial Rome.
====Today, the Forum is open for foot traffic along the ancient Roman streets which are restored to the late imperial level. The Forum Museum is found at the Colosseum end of a modern road, the Via dei Fori Imperiali. There are also reconstructions of the Forum and the nearby Imperial Fora.====

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Forum#History
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