Area Sacra di Largo Argentina

( The sacred precinct of the Largo Argentina )

 

The demolition of the old neighborhood lying between Via del Teatro Argentina, Via Florida, Via S. Nicola de' Cesarini and Corso Vittorio Emanuele, which took place in a short space of time between 1926 and 1929, unexpectedly revealed one of the city's most important archaeological complexes: a vast paved square containing four temples, generally identified as the Porticus Minucia Vetus, founded by Marcus Minucius Rufus after his victory over the Scordisci in 107 BC.

This is one of the rare examples to have survived of Republican temple architecture.

Unfortunately, its low lying position with respect to the surrounding roads, which are affected by heavy traffic, makes the area somewhat inaccessible, and it has become a kind of traffic island, with all the negative consequences of air pollution on the ancient structures, which are in a worrying state of deterioration as a result.

Indeed, the area is currently undergoing restoration.

Information and Addresses

Address Largo di Torre Argentina.

The area is currently undergoing restoration

 

 

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