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Leaf 74 - Thermae Titi Vespasiani

Title:	Leaf 74 - Thermae Titi Vespasiani
Creator:	Lauro, Giacomo
Publisher:	Andrea Fei, Roma, 1625
Date:	1625
Subject:	Rome (Italy) -- Antiquities. Baths, Roman. Rome (Italy) -- Buildings, structures, etc. Titus, Emperor of Rome, 40-81. Baths of Titus.
Description:	The Baths of Vespasian and Titus. The Baths of Titus, son of Vespasian, were built quickly in 81 AD so they could be opened and dedicated at the same time as the Colosseum. They were located nest to Nero's Golden House. The Baths of Trajan were built next to them a few years later. Hadrian restores the baths in 238. The verso of this leaf contains text in three languages with page title in Italian: Terme di Tito Vespasiano.
Identifier:	Leaf 74 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:	The Baths
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.