The Forum was the heart of Rome, the site of some of Rome's most ancient, sacred and splendid buildings. The swamp amidst the hills of Rome would seem ill suited to become the political heart of the city, but it did. Dr. William J. Neidinger examines the lay of the land and what it took to render it usable, and relates the events that transpired within the Roman Forum (Lecture 1 of 3 lectures).
