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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1L28_so-called-carcer-cosiddetto-carcer_Roma-Lazio.html
So-Called Carcer The three small rooms opening onto a corridor with walls made of large tufa blocks and travertine door and window frames are generally ascribed to a Carcer; this is an error as tradition attests the existence of only one prison i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1L27_archaic-burial-ground-sepolcreto-arcaico_Roma-Lazio.html
Archaic Burial Ground Numerous tombs dating to between the 9th and 7th centuries BC were excavated in this area in 1902, with two types of burials: cremations and inhumations. The former, the oldest tombs, usually contained a funerary urn in the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1L22_neronian-foundations-fondazioni-neroniane_Roma-Lazio.html
Neronian Foundations The concrete foundations that run from the Forum around the corner towards the Palatine, alongside the Arch of Titus, probably pertain to the enormous portico that, according to the ancient sources, Nero had constructed as th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1L21_so-called-temple-of-romulus-tempio-detto-di-romolo_Roma-Lazio.html
So-Called Temple of Romulus On the basis of a depiction on a coin this building - unusual in shape for Roman architecture - is identified as the temple built by the emperor Maxentius in AD 307 in honour of his son who died in childhood. The circu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1L1X_north-facade-of-the-domus-tiberiana_Roma-Lazio.html
North Facade of the Domus Tiberiana The high multi-storey arcades that look out over the Roman Forum were constructed by the emperor Hadrian in order to extend the facade of the Domus Tiberiana to the Via Nova in an architecturally splendid manne…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1L1H_via-nova_Roma-Lazio.html
The name Via Nova is generally applied to the stretch of road that runs in a straight line along the north-west slope of the Palatine, almost parallel to the Via Sacra. All the literary sources that mention the Via Nova date to the Republican and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1L1G_buildings-opening-onto-the-via-nova_Roma-Lazio.html
Buildings Opening Onto The Via Nova The buildings that fronted the imperial Via Nova date from the Flavian to the Severan period. They were mostly shops and service structures, but there were also two-storey homes with traces remaining of wall-pa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1L14_the-octagonal-fountain-of-the-domus-flavia_Roma-Lazio.html
The Octagonal Fountain of the Domus Flavia The great peristyle of the Domus Flavia - the public part of the structure - had at its centre an octagonal fountain taking the form of a labyrinth, a very ancient motif. The Gardens of the Augustan per…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1L13_domus-flavia-so-called-basilica-cd-basilica_Roma-Lazio.html
Domus Flavia. So-called Basilica The so-called Basilica takes its name from the architecture of its interior, typical of basilicas: it was divided into three halls by coloured marble columns with an apse at the end closed by a balustrade. Traces …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1L11_neronian-cryptoporticus-criptoportico-neroniano_Roma-Lazio.html
Neronian Cryptoporticus The Cryptoporticus is one of the most distinctive monuments of the Palatine. It is an underground corridor, 130 metres in length, illuminated by basement windows. It connects the south side of the Domus Tiberiana to the so…
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