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Thessaloniki

Roman Forum

The of is the ancient Roman-era forum of the city, located at the upper side of Aristotelous Square. It is a large two-terraced forum featuring two-storey , dug up by accident in the 1960s.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: historic Roman plaza in Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Also known as: “Roman Agora of Thessaloniki” and “Roman Forum of Thessaloniki”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hagios Demetrios and Thessaloniki odeon.

Church
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The Church of Saint Demetrius, or , is the main sanctuary dedicated to Saint Demetrius, the patron saint of , dating from a time when it was the second largest city of the Byzantine Empire. is situated 200 metres northeast of Roman Forum.

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Church
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The Church of is an 11th-century Byzantine-era Greek Orthodox church in the city of , in the region of northern . is situated 210 metres southwest of Roman Forum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Louloudadika and Tsinari.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
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or Ano Poli is the old town of and is located around the city's acropolis north of the city center. The neighborhood is known for its well preserved Byzantine and Ottoman era structures and urban design and as a center for Thessaloniki's poets, intellectuals, and bohemians.

Roman Forum

Latitude
40.6377° or 40° 38′ 16″ north
Longitude
22.94587° or 22° 56′ 45″ east
Open location code
8GG4JWQW+38
Open­Street­Map ID
way 14788669
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q16932289
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Spanish—“Roman Forum” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Римски форум”
  • Bulgarian: “Солунски форум”
  • Chinese: “塞萨洛尼基古罗马广场”
  • Finnish: “Agora”
  • French: “Agora Romaine de Thessalonique”
  • German: “Römisches Forum Thessaloniki”
  • Greek: “Αρχαία Αγορά Θεσσαλονίκης”
  • Greek: “Ρωμαϊκή Αγορά της Θεσσαλονίκης”
  • Greek: “Ρωμαϊκή Αγορά”
  • Italian: “foro romano”
  • Japanese: “古代アゴラ”
  • Macedonian: “Римски форум”
  • Russian: “Римский форум”
  • Slovenian: “Rimski forum, Solun”
  • Spanish: “foro romano”
  • Spanish: “Foro romano”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Roman Forum”. Photo: Leandro Neumann Ciuffo, CC BY 2.0.