Any forum can be compared to a modern shopping mall. The Forum Romanum, however, can be compared to our civic centers, or our modern "downtowns" with government buildings and high priced shops.
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The closest thing to a Roman Forum in Greek time would have been the Agora, which was the Greek meeting place and market.
In modern society Rome's fora (plural of forum) could be compared to a shopping mall. Forum literally means marketplace. Rome had many fora with many specializing in certain products. A forum could also be a civic center where public business was conducted. In this aspect it could be compared to our modern civic centers which serve basically the same purposes.
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The Aztecs were a part of the ancient society. Currently, this ancient culture has no effect on modern day society.
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