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Leaf 120 - Magni Pompei Curia (Ad Theatrum Eiusdem)

Title:	Leaf 120 - Magni Pompei Curia (Ad Theatrum Eiusdem)
Creator:	Lauro, Giacomo
Publisher:	Andrea Fei, Roma, 1625
Date:	1625
Subject:	Rome (Italy) -- Antiquities. Architecture, Roman -- Italy -- Rome. Curia Pompei
Description:	The Curia Pompei was built as an annex to the Porticus Pompei and was a place where the senate could meet. Both were located behind the Theater of Pompei. The curia was located at the eastern end of the portico. In the exedra in front of the Curia Pompei is the site where Julius Caesar was assassinated at the foot of the statue of Pompey. The hall was later walled up. The verso of this page contains text in three languages with the title in Italian: La Curia di Pompeo.
Identifier:	Leaf 120 recto and vesro.
Bibliographic Citation:	Scholars wishing to cite this item should include item title with leaf number, Splendore dell'antica Roma, Jen Library Archives and Special Collections, the Savannah College of Art and Design, and the item's url.
Source:	Splendore dell'antica Roma, by Giacomo Lauro, in Roma: Nell Stamperia di Andrea Fei, l'anno del Giubileo MDCXXV [1625]
Type:	Image
Format:	Print
Extent:	Page 28.5 x 21 cm. Image 23.5 x 17.75 cm.
Medium:	Engraving on paper
References:	A New Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome, Curias The Portico of Pompey
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.