Greek Agora and the Roman Forum

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Greek Agora and the Roman Forum

Introduction

The Greek agora and the Roman forum were both places where the public could gather together to confer about their community, however; both were used for different purposes. The Greek agora can be described as a 'formal typology' which taught the citizens self consciousness. However, the Roman Forum can be viewed as a symbol of architecture which formalized the square as a center and announced the civilization as a predominantly urban one, giving the individuals living then a sense of the 'greater state.' Moreover, the agora developed ...