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1. Aedes Iovis Optimi 14. Umbilicus Urbis Romae 32. Vicus Tuscus 65 2. T. Iovis Custodis 15. Ara Saturni (Vulcanal) 33. Aedes Castorum Quirinalis 3. Aedes Veiovis 16. Arcus Septimii Severi 34. Aula Domitiani Via Biberatica 4. T. Iunonis Monetae 17. Rostra Vandalica S.Maria Antiqua 5. Aedes Concordiae 18. Lapis Niger 35. T.Augusti (?) 36. Oratorium XL Templum 6. Tabularium 19. Columna Phocae Divi Traiani 7. Aedes Divi Vespasiani 20. Crepido Decennalium Martyrum 8. Porticus Deorum Consentium 21. Crepido statuae Constantii II. 37. Fons Iuturnae 9. Clivus Capitolinus 22. Crepido columnae Arcadio, Honorio 38. Arcus Augusti 10. Aedes Saturni 23. Plutei Traiani 39. Atrium Vestae 63 11. Miliarium Aureum 24. Ficus, olea, vitis 40. T.Vestae 12. Arcus Tiberii 25. Lacus Curtius 41. Aedes Divi Iulii 64 Forum 13. Rostra 26. Columnae honorariae 42. Regia Equus Traiani 27. Doliola 43. Nova Via Traiani 28. Locus statuae Domitiani 44. Horrea Margaritaria Sepulcrum 29. Crepido statuae Constantini 45. Arcus Titi Bibuli T.Martis Ultoris 30. Rostra imperialia 46. T. Iovis Statoris (?) 62 31. Basilica Iulia 47. Thermae Elegabali Res publicaC livu s A 48. T.Elegabali 58. Argiletum Caesar rg en T. 49. T.Veneris et Romae 59. Forum Nervae ta r Minervae Augustus iu 60. Curia s Templum 50. Basilica Maxentii Tiberius usque ad Nervam Veneris 59 Genetricis 55 51. Sepulcrum 61. Forum Iulii Nerva et Trajanus 61 52. T.Romuli 62. Forum Augusti 53. T.Sacrae Urbis 63. Basilica Ulpia Hadrianus usque ad Commodum T.Iani ? Templum 54. T.Antonini et F. 64. Mercatus Traiani III. saec. AD et postea 56 Pacis 55. Forum Pacis 65. Columna Traiani 56. Basilica Aemilia 66. Carcer Forma Urbis 57. Sacellum Cloacinae 67. Via Sacra Arx 4 5 66 60 54 53 16 21 50 18 15 17 20 22 57 51 23 49 14 28 41 Asylum 19 24 29 42 13 25 11 67 Via Sacra 27 Fornix Fabianus ? 39 44 3 26 38 12 40 Capitolium 8 7 31 45 10 47 37 46 33 36 Via Nova Clivus Capitolinus 34 Vigna Barberini 32 Clivus Tectus 35 2 T. Elegabali 1 Domus Ciceronis Vicus Iugarius Domus Tiberiana Aedes Opis Horrea Agrippae T.Iovis Arcus Statoris PalatinusDomitiani Aedes Fidei Cloaca Maxima Clivus Victoriae Vicus Tuscus T.Iunonis Sospitis Cryptoporticus T.Victoriae ? Domus Liviae Domus P.Carmentalis? 'Basilica' Flavia 'Lararium' T.Iani 'Aula Regia' T.Magnae Peristylium (?) Aedes matris Matris T.Spei Matutae et Fortunae Casae Archaicae Peristylium Arcus Argentariorum Domus Peristylium Augusti Nymphaeum Triclinium Arcus v. Aquaductus Ianus Quadrifrons Scalae Caci T. Bibliothecae (A.Constantini) Apollinis Thermae Domus Severi T.Portuni HortusAugustana Stadion Atrium 'Paedagogium' Forum BoariumAedes Herculis Mithraeum T.Herculis Circus Maximus Ara Maxima © J.J. van Poll 2011 Victoris.

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