Roman Forum (Thessaloniki)

It is a large two-terraced forum[1] featuring two-storey stoas, dug up by accident in the 1960s.

The forum complex also boasts two Roman baths,[2] one of which has been excavated while the other is buried underneath the city, and a small theater which was also used for gladiatorial games.

Although the initial complex was not built in Roman times, it was largely refurbished in the 2nd century.

[2] It is believed that the forum and the theater continued to be used until at least the 6th century.

[3] The area of the forum was planned to be the site of the Thessaloniki Municipal Courthouse (in Greek: Δικαστικό Μέγαρο), but after the ruins were discovered during the excavation, the project was scrapped.