▁Forum ▁B ovis ▁was ▁well ▁connected ▁with ▁other ▁important ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁city : ▁the ▁M ese , ▁heading ▁east , ▁connected ▁the ▁Forum ▁with ▁the ▁Forum ▁Am ast rian um ▁and ▁the ▁Forum ▁Ta uri . ▁In ▁the ▁w ester ly ▁direction , ▁the ▁same ▁road ▁started ▁to ▁clim b ▁the ▁sevent h ▁hill , ▁reaching ▁than ▁the ▁Forum ▁of ▁Arc ad ius ▁and ▁the ▁plate au ▁of ▁X er oph ol os . ▁Finally , ▁the ▁M ese ▁crossed ▁the ▁The odos ian ▁W alls ▁at ▁the ▁Golden ▁Gate . ▁This ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁road ▁corresponds ▁to ▁the ▁modern ▁Ist an bul ▁roads ▁ Ç er rah pa ş a ▁C add esi ▁and ▁K oc am ust af apa ş a ▁C add esi . ▁Two ▁other ▁paths ▁connected ▁the ▁square ▁with ▁the ▁gates ▁of ▁St . ▁Roman us ▁( mod ern ▁Top kap ı ) ▁and ▁P ege ▁( mod ern ▁Sil iv ri ▁kap ı ). ▁ ▁The ▁Forum ' s ▁location ▁has ▁not ▁yet ▁been ▁exc av ated . ▁The ▁quarter ▁where ▁the ▁Forum ▁lay ▁was ▁never ▁hit ▁by ▁the ▁large ▁fires ▁which ▁rav aged ▁Ist an bul ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁and ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁during ▁the ▁works ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁Mil let ▁and ▁V atan ▁C add esi , ▁the ▁two ▁large ▁roads ▁which ▁cross ▁historic ▁Ist an bul , ▁two ▁pill ars ▁two ▁meters ▁high ▁and ▁having ▁a ▁base ▁ 3