Monti in Roma in Cittΰ metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Latium, Rome, Italy — Central Italy (Tyrrhenian Coast)
Foro di Traiano (112-113, d.C.)
La Corte Porticata Meridionale
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Forum of Trajan (112-113 A.D.)
The Southern Porticoed Court
Inscription.
Un importante risultato per la conoscenza del Foro di Traiano θ stato ottenuto con gli scavi effettuati dala Sovrintendenza Capitolina ai Beni Culturali nel 1998-2000. Infatti, nel punto in cui Fori di Augusto e di Traiano si congiungono (davanti a voi, a sinistra) si ipotizzava in passato lesistenza di una grande piazza lastricata che separava i complessi architettonici. Gli scavi henno invece evidenziato la presenza di una corte, porticata su tre luti e riccamente decorata con marmi colorati. I tre bracci di portico erano infatti sostenuti da colonne corinzie lisce di marmo cipollino verde venato ed erano pavimentati con lastre alternate, in cipollino e in portasanta di colore rosato-rossastro. Sulle colonne correva un architrave decorato con un rilievo raffigurante simboli del dio Apollo: tripodi e coppie affrontate di grifoni alati. I simboli facevano riferimento alla disputa tra Ercole e Apollo per il possesso del tripode dei Santuario di Delfi, vinta da Apollo stesso. I grifoni, invece, erano i mitici custodi del tesoro del dio. Alla sommitΰ del portico svettava un'iscrizione, in lettere di bronzo rivestite d'oro, che celebrava la costruzione del monumento compiuta da Traiano con i proventi della vendita della ricca preda ottenuta dalle due querre contro il popolo dei Daci (nel 101-102 e nel 105-106 d.C.). La corte porticata costituiva una sorta di sontuoso vestibolo di ingresso al Foro di Traiano da sud e, contemporaneamente, era l'unico passaggio che metteva quest'ultimo in comunicazione con l'adiacente Foro di Augusto.
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(Foto #1) Veduta ricostruttiva della corte porticata meridionale (Sovrintendenza Capitolina ai Beni Culturali)
The excavations carried out between 1998 and 2000 by the Superintendency, of Cultural Heritage for the City of Rome led to important result for our understanding of the Forum of Trajan. Before the excavations, it was commonly believed that a large square served as passage in the space between the forum of Augustus and that of Trajan (in front of you, at left). The new archaeological data allowed for a more accurate reconstruction of a court with porticoes on three sides, decorated with colored marbles. The three sections of the portico were supported by smooth Corinthian columns made of Cipollino marble with green veins and were paved with marble slabs alternating Cipollino and pink-red Portasanta marble. On the columns the trabeation had a frieze decorated
with tripods and pairs of winged griffins. The theme of the decoration refers to the mythical context between Hereules and Apollo won by the latter. Infact, according to the myth, Hercules tried to steal the tripod of the Sanctuary in Delphi and the griffins were the guardians of the treasure of Apolio. On the top of the portico an inscription with gilded bronze letters celebrated the construction of the monument by Trajan made possible by the booty obtained after the two wars won over the Dacian people (101-102 and 105-106 A.D.). The southern porticoed court served as a sumptuous vestibule for the Forum of Trajan from the south and, at the same time, it was the only passageway into the adjacent Forum of Augustus.
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(Photo #1) Reconstructive view of the Southern porticoed court (Superintendency of Cultural Hertage for the City of Rome)
Erected by Roma and Sovrintendenza Capitolina ai Beni Culturali.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Anthropology & Archaeology. A significant historical year for this entry is 1998.
Location. 41° 53.677′ N, 12° 29.158′ E. Marker is in Roma, Lazio (Latium, Rome), in Cittΰ metropolitana di Roma Capitale. It is in Monti. It is at the intersection of Via Alessandrina and Piazza del Grillo on Via Alessandrina. The marker is located along the walkway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Roma, Lazio 00184, 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: Foro di Augusto (2 a.C.) / Forum of Augustus (2 B.C.) (a few steps from this marker); Foro di Traiano (112-113 d.C.) / Forum of Trajan (112-113 A.D.) (within shouting distance of this marker); Strutture Medievali e Moderne (XII-XX Secolo) / Medieval and Modern Structures (12th-20th Century) (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Foro di Augusto (2 a.C.) / Forum of Augustus (2 B.C.) (within shouting distance of this marker); Fori Imperiali/ The Imperial Fora (within shouting distance of this marker); I Fori Imperiali Dal Medioevo a Oggi / The Imperial Fora From the Middle Ages to the Present (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Foro di Traiano (112-113 d.C.) / Forum of Trajan (112-113 A.D.) (about 90 meters away); Foro di Cesare / Forum of Caesar (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Roma.
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