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

Pavimento a Intarsio Marmoreo / Inlaid Marble Floor

Photographed By James Hulse, June 14, 2023

1. Pavimento a Intarsio Marmoreo / Inlaid Marble Floor Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Il magnifico pavimento a intarsio di maimi colorati, con raffinato lisegno geometrico - floreale, fu scavato all'inizio del Novecento insieme ai sottostanti ambienti attribuiti alla domus Transitoria di Nerone, cul viene di solito riferito. In verità il pavimento non ha lo stesso offer the mento delle costruzioniene oniane, ma piuttosto quello del vicino complesso augusteo, per cui rimane incerta la sua attribuzione. Il pavimento apparteneva ad un'aula con portici interni sostenuti da colonne, di cui si conservano le fondazioni in blocchi di travertino.

English:
The magnificent inlaid marble floor with its elegant geometrical and floral design was excavated in the early 20th century together with the rooms beneath attributed to Nero's Domus Transitoria, to which it is usually thought to belong. In fact the floor has a different orientation from Nero's buildings but similar to that of the nearby Augustan complex, making its attribution uncertain. The floor belonged to a hall with internal porticoes supported by columns, of which the foundations in travertine blocks survive.

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

Location. 41° 53.32′ N, 12° 29.161′ 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. Domus Flavia. Ninfeo Ellittico / Domus Flavia. Elliptical Nymphaeum (here, next to this marker); Casina Farnese / Farnese Lodge (a few steps from this marker); La Domus Transitoria / The Domus Transitoria (within shouting distance of this marker); The Octagonal Fountain of the Domus Flavia (within shouting distance of this marker); Domus Flavia. Peristyle / Peristilio (within shouting distance of this marker); Criptoportico Neroniano / Neronian Cryptoporticus (within shouting distance of this marker); Palatine Museum / Museo Palatino (within shouting distance of this marker); Domus Flavia. So-called Basilica / Cd. Basilica (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Roma.

The view of the Inlaid Marble Floor and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, June 14, 2023

2. The view of the Inlaid Marble Floor and Marker