ABSTRACT
The best location to find a Roman magistrate was likely the forum. However, it was not the only option. Magistrates also worked at home and moved throughout the city space as did any other person living in the city. There are literary sources that suggest that a part of the work relating to administration could have been done even when moving from one place to another. Consequently, we cannot dismiss the importance of roads and streets in Roman administrative work. This contribution aims to clarify the importance of the urban street for Roman administration, highlighting their character as a location to meet people, which was essential for magistrates and the people seeking an audience with an administrator. This chapter first examines the literary sources and then moves to locate the best street locations to encounter a magistrate, or for a magistrate to be visible in the Pompeii cityscape.
