The 'Stadium' / Lo 'Stadio'
The 'Stadium'
The so-called Stadium, another important area of the Flavian Palace, was in fact a huge rectangular garden area with a hemicycle at one end.
The Garden was enclosed by a portico and its perimeter was marked out by a track running around it, with smaller paths and flower beds branching out from this track. The perimeter track (gestatio) was intended as a promenade route for people on foot, in a litter or even a carriage, something attested by the writers Martial (1.12.82) and Juvenal (8.178). The magnificent sculptures found here (now in the Museo Palatino) show that the area was decked out as an art gallery. On one of the long sides was an exendra with a view of the entire garden. At each end there was a semicircular fountain veneered in marble, with an open space at the centre decorated with multiple statues. The presence of channels that carried water to the centre of the 'Stadium' and the absence of any kind of pavement provide additional proof that this was a garden area.
Lo 'Stadio'
Il c.d. Stadio, altro importante settore del Palazzo Flavio, era in realtà un vasto giardino rettangolare, con un emiciclo a una delle estremità.
Solcato da un largo viale ad anello, da cui si diramavano vialetti minori e aiuole, il giardino era circondato da un portico. Il viale ad anello
(gestatio) era destinato al passeggio a piedi, in lettiga, o anche in carrozza, secondo un uso attestato da Marziale (I,12,82) e da Giovenale (VIII,178). Le splendide sculture recuperate (conservate nel Museo Palatino) attestano che l'area era arredata come una vera e propria galleria d'arte. Su uno dei lati lunghi è visibile una grande esedra, da cui si godeva una completa vista del giardino. Alle estremità c'erano due fontane semicircolari, rivestite di marmi, al centro invece uno spazio libero, decorato da numerose statue. La presenza di canalizzazioni che portavano l'acqua fino al centro dello "Stadio" e la mancanza di qualsiasi pavimento, sono un'ulteriore conferma che ci troviamo in una zona di giardino.Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Horticulture & Forestry • Man-Made Features.
Location. 41° 53.296′ N, 12° 29.286′ E. Marker is in Roma, Lazio (Latium, Rome), in Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale. It is in Rione X Campitelli. Marker is on Palatine Hill, south of the Roman Forum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Via di San Gregorio, Roma, Lazio 00186, Italy. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Nymphaeum and Adjoining Cisterns / Ninfeo e Annesse Cisterne (a few steps from this marker); The Palatine "Stadium" / "Stadio" Palatino (within shouting distance of this marker); Stadio Palatino / Palatine Stadium (within shouting distance of this marker); Domus Augustana (within shouting distance of this marker); L'olivo di Minerva / Minerva's Olive Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); Domus Augustana. Upper Peristyle / Peristilio Superiore (within shouting distance of this marker); Domus Augustana. Peristilio Superiore / Domus Augustana. Upper Peristyle (within shouting distance of this marker); The Upper Peristyle of the Domus Augustana (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Roma.
Also see . . .
1. Palatine Hill. Wikipedia entry. (Submitted on June 6, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Palatine Hill in Ancient Rome. (Submitted on June 6, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. Flavian Palace at Wikipedia. (Submitted on June 7, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
4. Hippodrome of Domitian on YouTube. (Submitted on June 7, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Credits. This page was last revised on August 23, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 6, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 302 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 7, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.