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

Domus Augustana

Photographed By James Hulse, June 14, 2023

1. Domus Augustana Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Sala ellittica
Nella sala il pavimento è in marmo africano. Il nome antico, marmor lucullaeum, è legato a quello del console Lucio Licino Lucullo, il quale lo introdusse per primo a Roma, dalla prima metà del i sec. a.C. Le cave sono situate presso l'antica teos (territorio di izmir, Turchia).

Peristilio
Il pavimento del peristilio è in lastre di marmo pavonazzetto. In antico veniva indicato dalla provenienza: marmor phrygium o synnadicum. Usato sin dalla prima epoca imperiale per statuaria e rivestimenti architettonici era fra i marmi più costosi. Le cave sono situate presso l'antica synnada (provincia di afyon, Turchia).

English:
Elliptical Room
In the hall the floor is made of African marble slabs. The ancient name, Marmor Lucullaeum, is linked to that of the Consul Lucius Licinius Lucullus, who was the first to introduce it in Rome, from the first half of the 1st century B.C. The quarries are located near the ancient Teos (Izmir Territory, Turkey).

Peristyle
The Peristyle pavement is made of pavonazzetto marble slabs. In ancient

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times it was indicated by its origin: marmor phrygium or synnadicum. Used since the first imperial period for statuary and architectural cladding, it was among the most expensive types of marble. The quarries are located near the ancient Synnada (Afyon Province, Turkey).

Erected by Parco Archeologico del Colosseo.

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

Location. 41° 53.289′ N, 12° 29.252′ 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 at 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. Stadio Palatino / Palatine Stadium (a few steps from this marker); Domus Augustana. Upper Peristyle / Peristilio Superiore (a few steps from this marker); L'olivo di Minerva / Minerva's Olive Tree (a few steps from this marker); Domus Augustana. Peristilio Superiore / Domus Augustana. Upper Peristyle (a few steps from this marker); The Upper Peristyle of the Domus Augustana (within shouting

The wide area view of the Domus Augustana Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, June 14, 2023

2. The wide area view of the Domus Augustana Marker

distance of this marker); The 'Stadium' / Lo 'Stadio' (within shouting distance of this marker); Il Peristilio Inferiore della Domus Augustana / The Lower Peristyle of the Domus Augustana (within shouting distance of this marker); Palatine Museum / Museo Palatino (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 wide view of the Domus Augustana Marker and the marble floor ruins image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, June 14, 2023

3. The wide view of the Domus Augustana Marker and the marble floor ruins

A view of the marble floor ruins image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, June 14, 2023

4. A view of the marble floor ruins

Credits. This page was last revised on August 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 30, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 52 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 31, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 3. submitted on August 1, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 4. submitted on July 31, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.