The atrium was the inner courtyard of the house of the rich (domus). It could be said that it resembled the forum of a city in that it was the hub of the public life of a household, a bit like the forum was the hub of the public life of a city. Visitors were seen or entertained in the atrium.
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The Roman civic centre was the forum civilium. It was distinct and separate from the forum venalium, the commercial forum, or market. The Roman forum, which the Romans called Forum or Forum Magnum (Roman forum is a modern term)was the civic centre of the city of Rome.
The Roman version of an agora was the forum.
The ATRIUM
There probably were spell and potions sold in Rome. However, they would not have been sold at the Forum or Forum Magnum, as the Roman called it, (Roman Forum is a modern term. This forum was not a market. It Was a forum civilium; that is, a civic centre. The forum civilium was distinct and separate from the fora venalia (plural of forum venalium), the commercial fora, or markets.
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