COLLECTION NAME:
Splendore Dell' Antica Roma
Record
Title:
Leaf 80 - Hippodromus Aureliani Imp. (Extra Urbis Mania Ad Amphitheatrum Castrense S. Crucis Hierusalem)
Creator:
Lauro, Giacomo
Description:
The Hippodrome of Aurelius. While it seems Emperor Aurelian had a very busy reign, no information about a Hippodrome bearing his name could be found. What it might refer to is Amphitheater Castrense, built into the Aurelian Wall. When Emperor Aurelian decided to fortify the city by walling it, several larger existing structures were incorporated into the fortifications. It may have been an arena for military entertainment.
Description:
The verso of this leaf contains text in three languages with page title in Italian: Hippodromo de Aureliano
Subject:
Rome (Italy) -- Antiquities.
Subject:
Chariot racing.
Subject:
Rome (Italy) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
Subject:
Amphitheatre Castrense.
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.
