Rione X Campitelli in Roma in Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Latium, Rome, Italy — Central Italy (Tyrrhenian Coast)
Ponte di Caligola
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Bridge of Caligula
Photographed by James Hulse, March 4, 2024
1. Ponte di Caligola / Bridge of Caligula Marker
Sul finire del 1800, Pietro Rosa concentrò le sue ricerche nel versante nord della Domus Tiberiana, rivolto verso il Foro Romano e qui ci informa "...si rinvenne esattamente la fronte principale del Palazzo che potrà attribuirsi alla casa di Caligola... questo prospetto alto 16 metri, decorato da due ordini di arcate, contenente una loggia sopra il primo, con un elegante parapetto in marmo traforato... conserva ancora ricchi resti di stucchi e pitture".
Il cosiddetto Ponte di Caligola è in realtà un loggiato di epoca domizianea attribuito, dal suo scopritore, all'imperatore Caligola, sulla base della lettura di un passo di Svetonio, da cui sappiamo che quest'ultimo avrebbe fatto realizzare un ponte al di sopra del tempio del Divo Augusto per congiungere il Palatino al Campidoglio, dove avrebbe innalzato una nuova Domus (Suet., Cal., XXII).
In realtà dopo la morte di Nerone il palazzo venne profondamente modificato: il braccio nord accolse un loggiato con vani alti e stretti, decorati da mosaici geometrici bianchi e neri, pitture e stucchi.
La balaustra del Ponte di Caligola
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In the late 19th century, Pietro Rosa concentrated his investigations on the north side of the Domus Tiberiana, facing the Roman Forum and here, he informs us, "We found the main front of the Palace that can be attributed to the house of Caligula... This 16-meter-high facade, decorated with two rows of arches, contains a loggia above the first, with an elegant openwork marble parapet... and still preserves rich remains of stucco ornaments and paintings".
The so-called Bridge of Caligula is actually a loggia of the Domitian era attributed, by its discoverer, to the emperor Caligula, on the basis of a statement in Suetonius, who recounts that the emperor built a bridge over the temple of the Divine Augustus to join the Palatine to the Capitol, where he erected a new Domus (Suet., Cal., XXII).
In reality, after Nero's death the palace was profoundly modified: the north wing was given a loggia with high and narrow rooms decorated with black and white geometric mosaics, paintings and stuccoes.
The balustrade of the so-called Bridge of Caligula was integrated by restoration in the late nineteenth century: a reconstruction of its original decorations
Photographed by James Hulse, March 4, 2024
2. A view of the Bridge of Caligula and Marker
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Anthropology & Archaeology. A significant historical year for this entry is 1800.
Location. 41° 53.463′ N, 12° 29.174′ E. Marker is in Roma, Lazio (Latium, Rome), in Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale. It is in Rione X Campitelli. It is on Via dei Fori Imperiali. The marker is located under the archway of the Bridge of Caligula. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Roma, Lazio 00186, Italy. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, the Schengen Area, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire and specifically also the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Decorazioni in Stucco / Stucco Decorations (here, next to this marker); Pitture / Paintings (a few steps from this marker); North Facade of the Domus Tiberiana (a few steps from this marker); La vista del Foro Romano / The view of the Roman Forum (within shouting distance of this marker); Le Costruzioni di Caligola / Caligula's Constructions (within shouting distance of this marker); L'atrio Nel Medioevo / The Atrium in the Middle Ages (within shouting distance of this marker); Atrium Vestae / Hall of Vesta (within shouting distance of this marker); Il Complesso Domizianeo / The Domitianic Complex (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
Photographed by James Hulse, March 4, 2024
3. The view of the Bridge of Caligula and Marker
Also see . . . Parco Archeologico del Colosseo. Roma Turismo (Submitted on January 23, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Photographed by James Hulse, March 4, 2024
4. Ponte di Caligola / Bridge of Caligula Marker
The view from above on the Palatine Belvedere Terrace
Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 23, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 408 times since then and 76 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 24, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 4. submitted on January 28, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
