Remains of the temple to the left. It is believed to have been dedicated to Julius Caesar.
This was first built by the Greeks, or rather King Ptolemy 8 of Egypt, as a gymnasium in the 2nd century BCE. The Romans converted it into a forum in the 1st century CE. Its size is 96 by 85 metres, and since it is stripped of the main adornments, it feels even larger. A forum of a Roman city served mainly as a meeting place for political meetings. The buildings to the north were law courts. Also to the forum there was a civil basilica and in the very middle, a temple.
