plan of the forum of pompeii according to the 1824 survey of felix - emmanuel callet. to the north is the open area of the forum itself, with the capital, or the temple of jupiter. to the east is the macellum, or market square, with its central circular pavilion. below is the sanctuary of the lares, then the temple of vespasian and the large rectangle of the building of eumachia. opposite, to the west of the forum is the temple of apollo, to the south of which stands the basilica