Via Nova
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 Augustan periods, but the paved road that can be seen today relates to urban developments in the early imperial period, probably in the reign of Nero. Recent excavations have confirmed that the paved road was laid over earlier remains, specifically a late Republican domus (house).
Via Nova viene comunemente definito questo tracciato stradale che, quasi parallelo alla via Sacra, attraversa con andamento rettilineo la pendice NO del Palatino. Si deve rilevare che mentre tutte le fonti che parlano della Via Nova si datano ad età repubblicana ed augustea, la attuale strada basolata è riconducibile ad una sistemazione urbanistica di prima età imperiale, probabilmente neroniana. Infatti scavi recenti hanno accertato che la via basolata copriva fasi precedenti, precisamente una domus di età tardo repubblicana.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features • Roads & Vehicles.
Location. 41° 53.443′ N, 12° 29.282′ E. Marker is in Roma
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Prima dei Farnese / Before the Farnese (here, next to this marker); L'ascesa dei Farnese / The rise of the Farnese (a few steps from this marker); Ritratto di famiglia / Portrait of a family (a few steps from this marker); Il recinto con il suo portale / The boundary wall and its entrance (a few steps from this marker); Il Teatro di ingresso / The entrance Theatre (a few steps from this marker); Il Casino del Belvedere e il giardino segreto / The Belvedere Lodge and the Secret Garden (a few steps from this marker); Neronian Foundations / Fondazioni Neroniane (a few steps from this marker); La riscoperta dell'antico: gli architetti / The rediscovery of antiquity: architects (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Roma.
Also see . . .
1. Via Nova. (Submitted on June 10, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Via Nova. (Submitted on June 10, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. Rome Reborn. (Submitted on June 10, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Credits. This page was last revised on August 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 10, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 518 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 10, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 3, 4. submitted on August 9, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 5. submitted on June 10, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 6. submitted on August 9, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.