Campus Martius
Model of Archaic Rome
Among the outstanding displays at the Museo della Civiltà Romana is this informative model of Archaic Rome, curated by Professor Lorenzo Quilici and executed by the company Naitana. Reproduced with appreciation.
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Highly informative description of this model and of Rome in the archaic period. Posted beside model, made in 1994, in Museo della Civiltà Romana. photo May 2010
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Label on model. "MODEL OF ARCHAIC ROME. Reconstruction at scale 1:1000 of the city from the age of Tarquini to the first decades of the Republic, as curated by Prof. Lorenzo Quilici. Executed by the company Naitana." photo May 2010 |
Looking north along the Tiber River to the large, low-lying area of the Campus Martius, beyond the Isola Tiberina (Tiber Island). photo May 2010
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Looking northeast across the Tiber to the large, low-lying area of the Campus Martius. photo May 2010
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Looking south along the Tiber River. The Campus Martius is the low-lying ground and water along the left of the river in this view. photo May 2010 |
Looking northwest across the northern Campus Martius to the Tiber River. The future location of the Ara Pacis would have been near the center of this photo. photo May 2010
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