The Eastern Part of the Mons Oppius in Rome - The Sanctuary of Isis et Serapis in Regio III, the Temples of Minerva Medica, Fortuna Virgo and Dea Syria - Haeuber Chrystina - Bullettino della Commissione Archeologica Comunale di Roma. Supplementi, 22

Collane: Bullettino della Commissione Archeologica Comunale di Roma. Supplementi, 22
Rilegatura: Rilegato con sovraccoperta
Pagine: 984, 277 ill. Col.
Formato: 21 x 28 cm


The research on The Eastern Part of the Mons Oppius in Rome presented here has been conducted since March 1981 in close cooperation with the Musei Capitolini, the Sovraintendenza ai Beni Culturali of the Comune di Roma, now Roma Capitale, and other partners. It deals with the part of the Esquiline which in antiquity was occupied by a number of sanctuaries and the adjacent Horti of Maecenas. Since her first publication 30 years ago, the author has studied the archaeological finds from this area in depth, but in order to understand their historical contexts it became necessary to consider the topography of a much wider area. The results therefore include contributions to the `Esquiline Venus, to the bust of Commodus as Hercules Romanus (both Roma, Musei Capitolini), and the dating of the `Esquiline Group (Copenhagen, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek), as well as a reconstruction of the Servian city wall between the `Auditorium of Maecenas and the Porta Capena. The accompanying maps, drawn by the author, are based on the photogrammetric data of Roma Capitale which were generously provided by the Sovraintendente ai Beni Culturali of Roma Capitale.

After a chapter on the methodological approach, the text is divided into two parts: Topography and excavations, with a topographical survey of the research area, and Discussion of selected archaeological finds.


Chrystina Huber studied drawing (Werkkunstschule Krefeld), art, theology and geography (Universitt Duisburg), and classical archaeology, art history and ancient history (Universitt zu Kln). She has published widely on ancient sculpture, the topography of ancient Rome and Archaeological Information Systems (AIS). Among her research projects are FORTVNA and The AIS ROMA. Since December 2010 she has been a researcher and project director at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitt (LMU) München, Department of Geography.  


Table of contents

Eugenio La Rocca, Prefazione

Acknowledgements and Introduction

Abbreviations

IllustrationS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Methodological approach

I. The potential of texts (ancient testimonia and excavation reports) and of archaeological finds - applied to the sanctuary Isis et Serapis in Regio III

II. The potential of maps - applied to the ones published here

A. TOPOGRAPHY AND EXCAVATIONS

I. A Topographical Survey

I.1.The `Porticus with Piscina/ the sanctuary Isis et Serapis in the Augustan Regio III
I.2. The supposed round temple of Serapis, two nymphaea and the fons Muscosus
I.3. The forgotten ancient building in Vigna Reinach
I.4. The nymphaeum at Piazza Iside and the substructure on Via Pasquale Villari/ `Terme di Filippo
I.5. The Isium Metellinum, the `Egyptian temple, found in 1653 and the sanctuary Isis et Serapis
I.6. The substructure on Via Pasquale Villari: Isis Patricia or Horti of Maecenas?
I.7. The forum and domus of Petronius Maximus
I.8. The lucus of the Querquetulanae Virae and Maecenas, the Porta Querquetulana in the Servian city wall and the nymphaeum at Piazza Iside
I.9. The Servian city wall and the temple of `Minerva Medica/ Fortuna Virgo
- The location of the temple of `Minerva Medica/ Fortuna Virgo
- The former Capuchin monastery, Via Sette Sale no. 8, located on the former old Via Curva
- The date of the shrine on the old Via Curva/ Carlo Botta (`Minerva Medica/ Fortuna Virgo), the sanctuary of Minerva Medica Cabardiacense at Caverzago near Travo (Piacenza), Cicero (Div. 2,123), Maecenas and the date of the temple of Minerva Medica
- The round temple (?) of `Minerva Medica on Via Carlo Botta, dating to the imperial period
- The identification of the shrine on Via Curva/ Carlo Botta with the temple of Fortuna Virgo
I.10. The area of the sanctuaries discussed here, the Horti of Maecenas and the Domus Aurea

II. Further results

II.1. The location of the sanctuary Isis et Serapis in Regio III and its topographical context
II.2. The drawings made for Cassiano Dal Pozzo in the sanctuary Isis et Serapis in Regio III
II.3. The survival of the cults at the temple of `Minerva Medica/ Fortuna Virgo