Rione X Campitelli in Roma in Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Latium, Rome, Italy — Central Italy (Tyrrhenian Coast)
Terme di Elagabalo
l'abbandono e le ultime attività edilizie
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Baths of Elagabalus
disuse and last building work
Photographed by James Hulse, March 4, 2024
1. Terme di Elagabalo / Baths of Elagabalus Marker
Fosse e tombe caratterizzano il paesaggio di questa pendice del Palatino alle soglie del Medioevo, quando il disabitato sostituisce i grandi complessi imperiali. Tuttavia un ultimo intervento si registra nell'edificio severiano. Nel suo cortile, privo ormai del suo aspetto di rappresentanza, si impianta tra VI e VII secolo d.C. una nuova costruzione identificata in via ipotetica con una piccola chiesa.
In una fondazione (USM 7541), scavata per un breve tratto, sono stati rinvenuti, riutilizzati come inerti nella malta, molti frammenti marmorei di grandissima qualità, ora esposti nel Tempio di Romolo dopo un lungo lavoro di ricomposizione e restauro. È possibile che parte di questo insieme decorasse l'edificio severiano (spicca tra gli altri un ritratto proprio di Settimio Severo) e sia rimasto in uso anche nel complesso tardoantico, per finire riciclato nelle fondamenta dell'ultima e più tarda fase edilizia di età antica registrata nell'area.
Didascalie
(Foto #1) Terme di Elagabalo Ortofoto dell'ares con sovrapposizione in rosso dellultima attività edilizia di eta
this page online
(Foto #2) Il reimpiego delle sculture in marmo nella malta della fondazione 7541
Trenches and tombs characterize the landscape of this slope of the Palatine Hill in a setting. where the great imperial complexes became uninhabited on the threshold of the Middle Ages. However, one last building activity in the Severan courtyard is recorded. In its courtyard, now stripped of its official character, a new building was erected between the 6th and 7th centuries AD. It has been identified conjecturally as a small church.
In a foundation (USM 7541), excavated for a short stretch, many marble fragments of great quality have been found, reused as aggregate in the mortar. After lengthy restoration work, they are now displayed in the Temple of Romulus. It is possible that part of this sculptures (including a portrait of Septimius Severus) decorated the Severan edifice and remained in use also in the late-antique complex, finally being recycled in the foundations of the last and most recent phase of building recorded in the area dating from antiquity.
Captions
(Photo #1) Orthophoto of the area
Photographed by James Hulse, March 4, 2024
2. The view of the marker and the Colloeseum and Arch if Constance
(Photo #2) The marble sculptures reused in the mortar of the foundation 7541
Erected by Parco Archeologico del Colosseo.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Anthropology & Archaeology.
Location. 41° 53.417′ N, 12° 29.369′ 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 in the Roman Forum. 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: A different marker also named Terme di Elagabalo / Baths of Elagabalus (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Terme di Elagabalo / Baths of Elagabalus (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Terme di Elagabalo / Baths of Elagabalus (a few steps from this marker); Sostruzioni della Terrazza di Vigna Barberini / Substructures of the Barberini Vineyard Terrace (a few steps from this marker); Arco di Tito / Arch of Titus (within shouting distance of this marker); Veduta Dell'arco di Tito / View of the Arch of Titus (within shouting distance of this marker); Podio di un Tempio / Podium of a Temple (within shouting distance of this marker); Dell'Arco di Costantino e dell'Anfiteatro Flavio / The Arch of Constantine and Flavian Amphitheater (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line). 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 . . . Roma Turismo. Parco Archeologico del Colosseo (Submitted on January 26, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 26, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 96 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 27, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
