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Leaf 116 - Basilica Portia

Title:	Leaf 116 - Basilica Portia
Creator:	Lauro, Giacomo
Publisher:	Andrea Fei, Roma, 1625
Date:	1625
Subject:	Rome (Italy) -- Antiquities. Architecture, Roman -- Italy -- Rome. Basilicas -- Italy -- Rome.
Description:	Basilicas were built on lands adjacent to the forums to provide more space in the form of of a covered portico for a growing population. They were used as meeting places as well as places for the administration of justice. The Basilica Portia was thought to have been built by Marcus Porcius Cato when he was censor in 184 BC. On the verso of this image is text in 3 languages with the title in Italian: Basilica Portia.
Identifier:	Leaf 116 Recto and Verso
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 manual of Roman antiquities, page 19
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.