Carinae

This article covers the hillside in Rome. For the constellation see Carina . For the stars see η Carinae , x Carinae , AG Carinae and ω Carinae .

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In ancient times, Carinae was the name for the (south) western slope of the Esquiline , one of the seven classical hills of Rome . The Carinae also comprised the slopes to the Subura and the valley in which the Colosseum was built.

Together with the adjacent Esquiline hill, the area was originally called Fagutal . It probably got its later name from the similarity of the hill foothills with the keel of ships ( Latin carina ), but possibly also from appropriately designed buildings there. On the Carinae there were remains of an old city ​​wall , which was probably even older than the Servian wall .

The most famous building was a temple of Tellus , which was built on the basis of a vow made by the consul Publius Sempronius Sophus during a battle in 268 BC. Chr. Had done. From Quintus Tullius Cicero he was around 54 BC. . Chr restored. In the temple, which was occasionally used for meetings of the Senate , there was a (map-like?) Representation of Italy.

In addition, numerous members of the aristocracy settled there in the republic , e. B. Quintus Cicero. Most famous is a large house of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus , which later belonged to Marcus Antonius and then to the Roman emperors ; Tiberius lived there temporarily.