Aqua Claudia

Rome - Palatine

Folder: Roman Empire
The Palatine is the most famous of Rome’s seven hills. In Ancient Rome it was considered one of the most desirable neighbourhoods in the city, and was the home of senators and emperors. The Palatine was where the emperors constructed their palaces, and it is the Palatine which gave us the name 'palace'. Today, the Palatine is an extensive archaeological site, where the ruins of the Flavian Palace …  (read more)

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Aqua Claudia

Nero's Aqueduct - a branch of the Aqua Claudia - the aqueduct which brought water to the Palatine Hill.

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Palatine Hill

Hall of Isis - a richly frescoed apsidal room beneath the basilica of the Domus Flavia discovered during the 18th century. This room was most likely part of the vast residence of Augustus on the Palatine, as demonstrated by the style and contents of the wall decorations which date to around 30BC.

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Palatine Hill

Hall of Isis - a richly frescoed apsidal room beneath the basilica of the Domus Flavius discovered during the 18th century. This room was most likely part of the vast residence of Augustus on the Palatine, as demonstrated by the style and contents of the wall decorations which date to around 30BC.

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Palatine Hill

The cryptoporticus.

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Palatine Hill

The cryptoporticus. It connected various buildings on the Palatine Hill with the Roman Forum below. It is thought that the Emperor Caligula was murdered here.