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Area Sacra di Largo Argentina
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- Name
- Area Sacra di Largo Argentina
- Continent
- EUROPE
- Alt Name:
- Theatre of Pompey
- Country:
- Italy
- Period:
- Ancient Rome
- Sub-Region:
- -
- Date:
- 300BC - 201BC
- City/Town:
- Rome
- Figure:
- Julius Caesar
- Resorts:
- Rome,
- Related:
- Temples of the Forum Boarium, Forum of Caesar,
about Area Sacra di Largo Argentina
Area Sacra di Largo Argentina is a small, but fascinating archaeological site in Rome. In the course of building works carried out in the 1920’s, four Roman Republican-era temples were found in the square of Largo di Torre Argentina.
The remains of the four temples of Area Sacra di Largo Argentina, now called Temples A, B, C and D, include various columns, platforms and walls.
The oldest of the Area Sacra di Largo Argentina temples is temple C, which was built in the early half of the third century BC. It can be recognised as the rectangular structure perched on a platform with an altar in front of it. It is also next to the largest of the temples, Temple D, which sits at one end and has a prominent set of columns. It is thought to date back to the second century BC.
Temple B of Area Sacra di Largo Argentina, built in the second century BC, is the round temple, while temple A, next to it on the end has been dated back to the third century BC.
Also located at the Area Sacra, on the side of the Via di Torre Argentina, is a collection of stones which have now been attributed as having formed part of the Curia of Pompey. This once rectangular building formed part of the complex which included the Theatre of Pompey and it was in the Curia of Pompey – a senate meeting place - that Julius Caesar was assassinated on 15 March 44BC.
The current occupants of the Area Sacra di Largo Argentina are not Romans, but cats – stray cats to be precise. Today, the Area Sacra di Largo Argentina is home to a charming cat shelter (on the corner of Via di Torre Argentina).
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contact details
Address: Largo di Torre Argentina, Rome, Italy
Phone: 00 39 06 454 25240
E-Mail: torreargentina@tiscali.it
useful information
Directions:
Buses 40, 46, 62, 70, 87 and 186 stop near Largo di Torre Argentina.
Ticket Information:
The cat shelter offer daily free tours of Area Sacra di Largo Argentina at 4:30pm. It is also always on view from the surrounding streets.
Links:
http://www.largoargentina.com
http://www.romancats.com/index_eng.php
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