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Leaf 84 - Circus Agonalis (Hodie Piazza Nagona)

Title:	Leaf 84 - Circus Agonalis (Hodie Piazza Nagona)
Creator:	Lauro, Giacomo
Publisher:	Andrea Fei, Roma, 1625
Date:	1625
Subject:	Rome (Italy) -- Antiquities. Circus -- Rome. Rome (Italy) -- Buildings, structures, etc. Piazza Navona. Domitian, Emperor of Rome, 51-96.
Description:	The Circus Agonalis, now Piazza Navona. The verso of this leaf contains text in three languages with page title in Italian: Piazza Navona. The Circus Agnoalis is more commonly referred to as the Stadium of Domitian. It is located in the Campus Martius. The stadium was built in 86 AD and used for athletic events. The Piazza Navona, considered one of the more beautiful public spaces in Rome, is on this site. The curved end of the circus can still be seen.
Identifier:	Leaf 84 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
Referenced by:	Stadium of Domitian from Rome Reborn
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.