Terracina alta, trovateci gusto

The word “forum” indicated, for the citizens of the ancient Rome, the most important square of the town, the place dedicated to the business, the commercial transactions, the religious and political centre. These characteristics are today conserved, because the square is the seat of the municipal building, built in 1959, after the devastating bombing of the World War II, and seat of the cathedral dome of S. Cesareo, meeting place for the citizens and the tourists who look for some relax, out of the chaos of the town in the periods of the highest confluence. However the devastating bombardments of the Word War II allowed to bring to light a lot of archaeological remains of the ancient Forum. Clearly visible are the ruins of the theatre and the attached portico, the Capitolium, the four faced arch and, mainly, the wonderful original paving of the Forum and a part of the ancient Appian Way.