COLLECTION NAME:
Splendore Dell' Antica Roma
Record
Title:
Leaf 109 - Meta Sudans
Creator:
Lauro, Giacomo
Description:
The Meta Sudans was a large fountain that stood near the Colosseum. It may have been built by Domitian in 96 AD. The name comes from the sudans, which describes the jets of water from the meta, which was a goal in the circus. Though no longer standing, it is represented on a coin of Alexander Severus. It may have still been partially standing in 1743.
Description:
The verso of this leaf contains text in three languages with page title in Italian: Meta Sudante.
Subject:
Rome (Italy) -- Antiquities.
Subject:
Rome (Italy) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
Subject:
Fountains -- Italy -- Rome.
Subject:
Meta Sudans.
Publisher:
Andrea Fei, Roma, 1625
Date:
1625
Coverage:
Rome (Italy)
Coverage:
Italy
Type:
Still Image
Extent:
28.5 x 21 cm
Format/Medium:
Engravings
Source:
Splendore dell'antica Roma, in Jen Library Archives and Special Collections, Savannah College of Art and Design.
Rights:
Though this item is believed to be in the Public Domain, copyright may have been retained by the authors or creators of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
