The Rostra was surrounded by public buildings, all of which had significant connections with the Roman state, though their functions differed. The following list of major structures is keyed to the numbers on the drawing at the bottom of the page; red numbers designate structures whose functions were primarily political and judicial, while blue numbers indicate primarily religious functions:
1 Rostra 2 Curia 3 Basilica Aemilia 4 Regia 5 Basilica Julia 6 Tabularium 7 Temple of Concord 8 Temple of Juno Moneta 9 Temple of Antoninus and Faustina 10 Temple of the Deified Julius Caesar 11 Temple of Vesta 12 Temple of Castor 13 Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus 14 Temple of Saturn 15 Temple of the Deified Vespasian
