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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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1L0Y_house-of-the-griffins-casa-dei-grifi_Roma-Lazio.html
House of the Griffins
A steep staircase, part of which is ancient, leads from the back of the so-called Lararium to the underground floor of a house dating to the 2nd-1st century BC. Though partly destroyed by the foundations of the palace above,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1L0W_domus-flavia-peristyle-peristilio_Roma-Lazio.html
Domus Flavia. Peristyle
At the centre of the "public" sector of the palace was a porticoed courtyard (peristyle) with columns in pink marble and capitals in white marble. At its sides were living and dining rooms, some of which have the typical r…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1L0V_domus-flavia-so-called-audience-chamber_Roma-Lazio.html
Domus Flavia. So-called. Audience Chamber
The largest room, probably reserved for audiences with the emperor, is traditionally known as the Audience Chamber. It was of exceptional size (1280 sq m.) and had a complex architectural decoration of wh…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1L04_the-upper-peristyle-of-the-domus-augustana_Roma-Lazio.html
The Upper Peristyle of the Domus Augustana
Set within the great rectangular basin, with its complex articulated edges, was a miniature temple on a podium. This could be accessed by means of a small bridge supported on small arches, probably added…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1L03_palatine-museum-museo-palatino_Roma-Lazio.html
Palatine Museum
The Palatine Museum displays precious finds from excavations on the hill from the 19th century until the present. It was opened in around 1930, re-adapting the 19th-century Convent of the Sisters of the Visitation, in turn built o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KZ6_the-palatine-stadium-stadio-palatino_Roma-Lazio.html
The Palatine "Stadium"
This area provides a view from above of the "Stadium", an important sector of the Flavian Palace which is never given this name in the ancient sources. In fact it was a garden, more specifically a hippodromus, the…