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1. Public Marketplace

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   A public marketplace (sometimes termed a forum civitas in late Imperial contexts, or colloquially, the 'Exchange of Necessary Things') is a geographically defined, designated area within a settled community where the voluntary, non-monetary exchange of goods, services, or abstract concepts historically took place. While modern economic theory often conflates the [marketplace](/entries/marketpla…