The Forum was the public space in the middle of a Roman city. Modelled on the Roman Forum and Imperial forums in Rome itself, they are to be found in Italy (often forming the piazza of the modern town) and throughout the empire, with examples at: *Lucca, now Piazza San Michele*Verona, now Piazza ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forum (Roman)
in eTerms it is used as an online meeting place to hold discussions
