Porticus of the Dei Consentes

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Porticus of the Dei Consentes

The Porticus of the Dei Consentes ( lat.porticus deorum consentium ) is a sanctuary in Rome and is located above the Temple of Saturn in the Roman Forum . The origins of the complex probably go back to the time of the Middle Republic . Possibly in the 3rd century BC It was equipped with a structurally designed temple , an aedes deum consentium, of which only the written tradition at Varro attests, but with which a few remains of the foundation are associated. The archaic formation of the genitive deum testifies to the old age of the aedes.

Probably in connection with the construction of the temple for Vespasian and Titus , the sanctuary was fundamentally redesigned in the late Flavian period, with the work continuing into the Trajanic - Hadrianic period. The level was lowered, a row of six chambers that opened up to the newly built temple was laid out, the space in front of it was paved and a portico was provided. It is unclear whether this was one or two storeys high, but its roof or second storey could originally be accessed from the Tabularium . The complex was built at a shallow angle and with its 4 meter high and 3.70 meter deep chambers built against the rock below the Tabularium and the retaining wall of the clivus Capitolinus . She rose on a substructure , which in turn was made up of seven closed rooms.

According to the donor's inscription on the architrave , the portico was rebuilt in 367 by the city ​​prefect Vettius Agorius Praetextatus without any major changes to the architectural concept. The components from the Flavian period, such as the Corinthian capitals , the architraves and the chambers, were also reused on a large scale .

The reasons why Praetextatus renewed the portico is unknown. If it was still used for ritual purposes, it would be one of the latest evidence of the brief renaissance of paganism in the 4th century. But other reasons may also have prompted Praetextatus to rebuild.

In the porticus deorum consentium , the twelve gilded statues of the Dei Consentes ( Iuppiter , Apollo , Mars , Mercurius , Neptunus , Vulcanus and Iuno , Minerva , Ceres , Diana , Venus , Vesta ) based on the Greek model were probably erected, of which Varro reports them would be on the forum. The remains were discovered in 1834.

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Remarks

  1. ↑ Varro, De lingua Latina, 8.70.
  2. ↑ CIL 06, 102 = ILS 4003.
  3. ↑ Varro, De re rustica 1,1,4.

Coordinates: 41 ° 53 ′ 33.2 ″  N , 12 ° 29 ′ 1.6 ″  E