, ▁for ▁example , ▁when ▁Justin ian ▁II ▁( r . 6 8 5 - 6 9 5 ; ▁ 7 0 5 - 7 1 1 ) ▁let ▁burn ▁in ▁the ▁Ox ▁the ▁two ▁Pat r icians ▁ ▁The odor os ▁and ▁ ▁Steph anos , ▁both ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁failed ▁plot ▁against ▁him . ▁ ▁The ▁same ▁Emperor ▁en larg ed ▁and ▁ad orn ed ▁the ▁square . ▁During ▁the ▁By z antine ▁Icon oc las m , ▁Saint ▁The odos ia ▁( d . ▁ 7 2 9 ) ▁and ▁Saint ▁Andrew ▁of ▁Cre te ▁( d . ▁ 7 6 6 ), ▁both ▁def enders ▁of ▁icon ▁v ener ation , ▁were ▁executed ▁in ▁the ▁square . ▁The ▁former ▁was ▁executed ▁by ▁having ▁a ▁ram ' s ▁horn ▁ham mer ed ▁through ▁her ▁neck . ▁ ▁Architecture ▁ ▁We ▁know ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁the ▁Forum ▁B ovis ▁thanks ▁to ▁the ▁work ▁De ▁Cer em oni is , ▁written ▁by ▁Emperor ▁Const antine ▁VII ▁P orph y ro gen it us ▁( r . ▁ 9 1 3 – 9 5 9 ). ▁He ▁writes ▁that ▁the ▁two ▁imperial ▁process ions ▁starting ▁from ▁the ▁Great ▁Palace ▁and ▁directed ▁each ▁year ▁respectively ▁to ▁the ▁Church es ▁of ▁Saint ▁Mary ▁of ▁the ▁Spring ▁and ▁ ▁Saint ▁Mo cius ▁trans ited ▁through ▁the ▁square . ▁Based ▁on ▁this ▁information , ▁the ▁Forum ▁should ▁be ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁modern ▁neighborhood ▁of ▁A ks ar ay . ▁ ▁The ▁Forum ▁had ▁a ▁rect angular ▁plan