The Roman Agora is actually a Roman forum. While the Greek forum was more about space, the Roman one was more formalized and was completed under Augustus, who moved all of the shops from outside the Greek Agora to here, making it a commercial center. There were three buildings: the tower of the winds; Vespasian’s latrines; and the Agora Nomion.
The tower of the winds was first building on the site (constructed between 50-100 BC), designed by Andronikes. It was shaped like an octagon to represent the personification of the winds and had a weathervane on top. Inside, there was a water clock. Vespasian’s latrines were exactly what they sound like: bathrooms that consisted of benches with holes and running water underneath. The Agora Nomion was the building for weights and measures. We can tell that all of this is Roman because the columns were made of concrete, which never happened in Greece.
The tower of the winds was first building on the site (constructed between 50-100 BC), designed by Andronikes. It was shaped like an octagon to represent the personification of the winds and had a weathervane on top. Inside, there was a water clock. Vespasian’s latrines were exactly what they sound like: bathrooms that consisted of benches with holes and running water underneath. The Agora Nomion was the building for weights and measures. We can tell that all of this is Roman because the columns were made of concrete, which never happened in Greece.