Rione X Campitelli in Roma in Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Latium, Rome, Italy — Central Italy (Tyrrhenian Coast)

Palatino: Il Centro del Potere / The Palatin Hills: the Centre of Power

Photographed By James Hulse, June 14, 2023

1. Palatino: Il Centro del Potere / The Palatin Hills: the Centre of Power Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Dopo gli incendi del 64 e dell'80 d.C., il palazzo imperiale viene ad occupare la sommita del palatino. Il complesso, edificato dall'architetto rabirio per volere di domiziano, e' distinto in tre settori, la domus flavia, parte pubblica di rappresentanza del palazzo, la domus augustana, disposta su due livelli, abitazione privata della famiglia imperiale, e lo stadio, ad uso di giardino e di ippodromo.

Sala per Banchetti (coenatio iovis)
Vasta sala absidata per banchetti riscaldata e decorata con pavimento marmoreo. La sala si apriva sul peristilio con giardino e fontana. Sulle pareti laterali due ampie finestre affacciavano su due ninfei ovali.

English:
The Imperial Palace. After the fires of 64 an 80 A.D., the Imperial Palace was built on the top of the Palatine Hill. The imperial complex, built by the architect Rabirio at the behest of Domitian, featured three different parts. The Domus Flavia was the public wing, the Domus Augustiana, on two levels, was the imperial family's private residence, and the stadium was the racecourse and the palace garden.

The large apsidal hall

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used for banquets was heated and embellished with marble floors. It opened onto the peristyle with garden and fountain. On the side walls, two big windows opened onto two oval fountains.

Erected by Parco Archeologico del Colosseo.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Architecture.

Location. 41° 53.339′ N, 12° 29.254′ E. Marker is in Roma, Lazio (Latium, Rome), in Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale. It is in Rione X Campitelli. Marker is at the intersection of Via Sacra and Via Nova on Via Sacra. The marker is located south of the Arch of Titus in the park near Palatine Hill. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Roma, Lazio 00186, Italy. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. La Domus Augustana / The Domus Augustana (here, next to this marker); Domus Flavia, so-called Lararium / Cd. Larario (a few steps from this marker); Domus Flavia. Cd. Larario / Domus Flavia. So-called Larario (a few steps from this marker); Imperial Palace (a few steps from this marker); House of the Griffins / Casa Dei Grifi (within shouting distance of this marker); Domus Flavia. So-called. Audience Chamber (within shouting distance of this

The Palatin Hills: the Centre of Power Marker is the left marker of the two markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, June 14, 2023

2. The Palatin Hills: the Centre of Power Marker is the left marker of the two markers

marker); Domus Flavia. Peristyle / Peristilio (within shouting distance of this marker); Basamento di un Tempio / Platform of a Temple (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Roma.

More about this marker. The marker is located in the Parco Archeologico del Colosseo (Roman Forum Archaeological Park) and it does require an entry fee to visit.

Also see . . . Parco Archeologico del Colosseo. Roma Turismo (Submitted on July 31, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The view from the marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, June 14, 2023

3. The view from the marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 30, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 76 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 31, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.