The square
Immediately to the South and West of the Baths II building you have a large stone paved square (figs. 1-2), through which the hot and cold water canals feeding the Baths flow.
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On the southern side, a long, wide staircase goes to the ground's upper level (fig. 3), where the current habitat stands and where the remains of the ancient one were found.
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On its west side the square narrows; in this point too you have steps going down towards the the river below (fig. 4).
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In the southern part, where the ground tends to climb, you have a strong containment wall (fig. 5) next to the steps and, further up, water cisterns (fig. 6).
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Considering the size and care taken over how the square was built, it is assumed to be the forum, the main square, of the Roman town.
Bibliografia
- G. BACCO, P. B. SERRA, Forum Traiani: il contesto termale e l’indagine di scavo, in L’Africa Romana XII, Atti del Convegno di Studio 1996, Sassari 1998, pp. 1237-1238.
- R. ZUCCA, Fordongianus, Sassari 1986, p. 28.