macellum References macellum building Ask Anything Homework Help Written by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them. The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica Britannica AI Ask Anything Learn about this topic in these articles: Western architecture/ Town planningOne is the macellum, which was not essentially an open square but a market building consisting of shops around a colonnaded court. Great warehouses, called horrea, served in wholesale commerce. Read MoreOne is the macellum, which was not essentially an open square but a market building consisting of shops around a colonnaded court. Great warehouses, called horrea, served in wholesale commerce. Read More