The Forum of Caesar also had an effect on the Curia, which Caesar began to reconstruct in 44 BC. As Caesar became more and more involved in this project, the Forum became a place for public business that was related to the Senate in addition to a shrine for Caesar himself as well as Venus Genetrix.Д«efore his assassination, Caesar would have the Senate meet him before his temple, an act deemed very unpopular by the Senate. The Forum, however, evolved so that it served two additional purposes. The Forum of Caesar originally meant an expansion of the Forum Romanum. Some believe that Augustus furnished the west side with the shops and offices therefore being the one to see its completion. As part of the dedication, lavish games were funded by Caesar, indicating the staggering cost and thus the personal interest that Caesar had invested in the project. On completion in 46 BC it was dedicated to Caesar and his deeds.

The forum measured 160 x 75 m, stretching from the Argiletum on the southeast side of the Forum Romanum to the Atrium Libertatis. This original dedication was done because she was Pompey's favourite goddess, and Caesar hoped to gain the goddess's favour before the battle against Pompey. On the eve of the Battle of Pharsalus in 48, Caesar vowed a temple to Venus Victrix, the legendary progenitor of his own clan, the gens Iulia. Forum construction began probably in 51 BC, although Cicero and Gaius Oppius were entrusted with purchasing the parcels of land on Caesar's behalf as early as 54 BC.

Caesar decided to construct a forum bearing his name in the northeast section of the Forum Romanum, and purchased some very expensive parcels of land in that area (the final cost was said to be 100,000,000 sesterces).

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