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

Criptoportico Neroniano / Neronian Cryptoporticus

Photographed By James Hulse, June 14, 2023

1. Criptoportico Neroniano / Neronian Cryptoporticus Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Il Criptoportico, uno dei monumenti più caratteristici del Palatino, è un corridoio seminterrato lungo 130 metri, illuminato da finestre a "bocca di lupo", che mette in comunicazione il versante sud della Domus Tiberiana con la c.d. casa di Livia. Questo passaggio coperto serviva a collegare i diversi nuclei del Palazzo imperiale in età giulio-claudia. La volta era originariamente coperta da raffinati stucchi bianchi con amorini incorniciati da elementi decorativi, di cui sono conservati alcuni lacerti. Comunemente datato in età neroniana, è da attribuire probabilmente ad un epoca precedente, compresa nella prima metà del I secolo d.C.

English:
The Cryptoporticus is one of the most distinctive monuments of the Palatine. It is an underground corridor, 130 metres in length, illuminated by basement windows. It connects the south side of the Domus Tiberiana to the so-called House of Livia. This covered passageway served to link the different parts of the imperial Palace in the Julio-Claudian period. Originally the vault was covered with fine white stucco, depicting cupids within decorative frames. Only a few

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fragments remain. While this stucco decoration has generally been dated to the age of Nero, it probably relates to an earlier period, the first half of the 1st century AD.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 50 CE.

Location. 41° 53.356′ N, 12° 29.157′ 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 tunnels under 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. Casa di Livia / House of Livia (within shouting distance of this marker); Giardini e Vasca Ovale / Gardens and Oval Pool (within shouting distance of this marker); Complesso Santuariale e Domestico Augusteo / Augustan Sanctuary and Residential Complex (within shouting distance of this marker); Cisterne Arcaiche / Archaic Cisterns (within shouting distance of this marker); Domus Flavia. So-called Basilica / Cd. Basilica (within shouting distance of this marker); Ambienti Di Servizio / Service Rooms (within shouting distance of this

The Neronian Cryptoporticus Marker near the south entrance to the tunnel image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, June 14, 2023

2. The Neronian Cryptoporticus Marker near the south entrance to the tunnel

marker); The Octagonal Fountain of the Domus Flavia (within shouting distance of this marker); Palatino: Alle Origini del Sacro / The Palatin Hills: the Origins of the Sacred (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. There are two duplicate markers of this marker with one at each end of the tunnel.

Also see . . . Parco Archeologico del Colosseo. Roma Turismo (Submitted on August 5, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The view of the Neronian Cryptoporticus Marker and the south entrance to the tunnel image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, June 14, 2023

3. The view of the Neronian Cryptoporticus Marker and the south entrance to the tunnel

Artwork on the ceiling of the tunnel image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, June 14, 2023

4. Artwork on the ceiling of the tunnel

Looking through the south entrance of the tunnel image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, June 14, 2023

5. Looking through the south entrance of the tunnel

Credits. This page was last revised on August 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 93 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 6, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.