Augustus built this forum in 2 CE. It had a temple to Mars Ultor (the avenger) to avenge Julius Ceasar’s death. Augustus is famous for building in marble, which he got from the Corara quarry. It was lined with porticos and sculptural decorations mimicking art from Athens. There were 2 exedra, which were screened by columns, to increase the capacity for law. These were the first fixed courtrooms. One had a sculpture of Romulus and the other of Aeneas.