The Sullan Forum Author(s): Esther Boise van Deman Source: The Journal of Roman Studies, Vol. 12 (1922), pp. 1-31 Published by: Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/296168 . Accessed: 09/05/2014 13:11 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact
[email protected]. Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to The Journal of Roman Studies. http://www.jstor.org This content downloaded from 169.229.32.138 on Fri, 9 May 2014 13:11:01 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions THE SULLAN FORUM. (Plates i-vI and plans I and ii.) By ESTHER BOISE VAN DEMAN. The Roman Forum appears to the casual observer a tangled massof walls superimposed one upon anotherwithout rhyme or reason. After a careful elimination,however, of the confusing elements brought in by later restorations,it is possible to establish certain common levels not only forthe Forum but also for the smallerareas closely united to it. 2 Of these levels, that which we may again, after the lapse of many centuries,call the present level may best serve as a fixed point of referencein our discussion,since all the greater monumentsof the Golden Age in and about the Forum were built or rebuiltin conformityto it.