Nelle città romane il Foro rappresentava il luogo d’incontro della popolazione per le attività commerciali e politiche, l’amministrazione della giustizia, lo svolgimento di funzioni di carattere religioso e, in genere per i diversi momenti della vita sociale e aggregativa della comunità.
The remains preserved date back to the second century AD, with the temple towards the northern end and the civil basilica arranged to close the southern side.
In the center are visible the remains of some buildings overlooking an open space, attributable to the late republican Vicus.
The civil basilica, rectangular in shape, was articulated on two floors: the lower one, now surviving, is identified with a cryptoporticus open onto the street that delimited the monumental area to the east; the upper one was instead accessible from the square and from outside the forum by means of a staircase leaning against the southern side.
Information about the Roman Forum of Zuglio (Iulium Carnicum)
Via del Foro,
33020 Zuglio (Udine)
0433 92562
museo.zuglio@libero.it
https://www.sba-fvg.beniculturali.it/index.php?it/172/provincia-di-udine
Every Friday 9:00-13:00 or by request (contact the Civic Archaeological Museum Iulium Carnicum, tel./fax 043392562; museo.zuglio@libero.it)
free
Source: MIBACT
