Roman Foro Museum in Assisi And Archaelogical Collection

The Roman Forum, the ancient Roman imperial square of the city of Assisi, is open today if it were a basement under the existing medieval square of the city, but it was the hub of all economic activity, political and religious town hall and of course was outdoor
Remain clearly visible remains of the most important buildings: the court, where, according to many scholars, met the city magistrates, the temple of Castor, temple dedicated to Castor and Pollux mythological sons of Jupiter, the tank and the tabernae. Still dominates the medieval town square is the Temple of Minerva, now a Christian church dedicated to Santa Maria sopra Minerva, which, imposing, still retains its facade with six fluted columns.
In the area of the Forum were found during excavations, other magnificent ruins, evidence of the importance that the town of Assisi had already in antiquity: three bronze statues skillfully and carefully designed as a symbol of a society rich and refined, a statue of young naked perhaps be one of the two heroes sons of Jupiter, the "toga", a statue of a magistrate in official dress, the black gown exactly, and the statue of Minerva, the goddess who was awarded the main temple of the Forum.