Portico of Livia
The Portico of Livia (Latin Porticus Liviae ) was a building in Rome , which was built by Augustus in honor of his wife Livia Drusilla .
In the year 15 BC Augustus began construction on the house of Publius Vedius Pollio , a wealthy freedman and adviser to Augustus, who bequeathed his goods to him. In the year 7 BC The complex was completed and was dedicated to Livia and her son Tiberius on the occasion of his triumph . The portico lay on the Esquiline , south of the Clivus Suburanus and north of the later built Trajan baths .
The rectangular portico had the dimensions of 115 m by 75 m. It was closed on the outside with a wall and had two rows of columns around the inside. On each of the two long sides there were three sides, two semicircular and one square. There was also a larger apse on the south side . The entrance was on the north side, on which a staircase led to the Clivus Suburanus. In the center there was a structure that can be identified as a fountain or possibly the Altar of Concordia donated by Livia . The open space was designed as a public park with trees, flower beds and statues.
The portico was very popular with the Roman population and was used until the 5th century. After that, it was turned into a cemetery. The Santa Lucia Monastery in Selci was built over the northeastern part .
During excavations in 1984, the remains of the portico and the previous buildings were found.
literature
- Porticus Liviae . In: Samuel Ball Platner , Thomas Ashby : A Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome . Oxford University Press, London 1929, p. 423 ( online ).
- Filippo Coarelli: Rome. An archaeological guide. Zabern, Mainz 2000, ISBN 3-8053-2685-8 , p. 229.
Web links
- Reconstruction of the portico , English
- The Porticus Liviae on the Forma Urbis Romae , English
- Description of the portico , German
Coordinates: 41 ° 53 ′ 39 " N , 12 ° 29 ′ 47" E