• The Vicus Tuscus was a road in Rome which connected the Forum Romanum to the Forum Boarium and the Circus Maximus.
• It started between the Basilica Julia and the Temple of Castor and Pollux.

Vicus Tuscus

• The Porticus Aemilia was an extensive warehouse complex which served the Docks of Ancient Rome known as the Emporium.
• It was a long rectangular building created in 193 BCE and redeveloped in 174 BCE,

The Site

• All that remains standing is part of one wall of the structure.

Description

• The Warehouse ran parallel to the river Tiber and was set back from it by 300 ft (90m).
• It formed a long, thin rectangular building almost 1600 ft (487m) long, and 200 ft (60m) wide.
• The interior was divided into 50 aisles, about 27 feet (8.3m) in length, created by 294 pillars in rows of seven.
• A vaulted overlapping roof protected the contents from the weather, although light and air could get in.

Porticus Aemilia

• The Docks of Ancient Rome were a series of terraces and walls known as the Emporium. Behind the terraces stood a large warehouse to store the Goods known as the Porticus Aemilia.

Emporium (The Docks)

• In 193 BCE, a new dock area was created south of the old docks at the Forum Boarium. It was then rebuilt in 174 BCE.
• A series of stone terraces and walls were built that climbed up the bank of the Tiber, with ladders linking each terrace.

Porticus Aemilia (The Warehouse)

• This was a large oblong warehouse complex parallel to the Emporium, to store all the Goods.

Monte Testaccio

• To the south of the Docks and warehouse was a huge field where all the Amphorae were broken up.
• It literally means the mountain of broken pots.

The Emporium

• The Ludus Magnus was the largest School of Gladiators in Rome and was located next to the Colosseum.
• It was built by Domitian (81-96 CE) at the same time as the Colosseum, to which it was connected by a tunnel.

Description

• The School consisted of a Public arena for the Gladiators to practice in, with various offices and rooms around it, where the Gladiators lived.
• The Roman public was able to observe Gladiators practicing in the arena, which held seating for 3,000 people.

Ludus Magnus, Rome

• An Agger was a linear embankment of soil and stones built behind a defensive Roman Wall to strengthen it.
• It was also the embankment under a Roman Road to raise it.

The Servian Wall

• The Agger Servianus formed part of the Servian Wall defending Ancient Rome. It was a strongly fortified double rampart.

Roman Roads

• Roman Roads had an Agger, which was a curved ridge underneath the surface that allowed the road to drain.

Servian Wall in Via di Sant Anselmo

• The Forum Boarium was located on the River Tiber between the Palatine, Aventine and Capitoline hills of Rome.
• Founded in the 8th century BCE, it was the site of the original docks of ancient Rome, and became the cattle market, the meat market and a religious centre. The Temples were built later.

Buildings around the Forum Boarium

• Temple of Hercules (2nd century BCE)
  • then known as the Temple of Vesta.
• Temple of Portunus (4th to 3rd century BCE)
  • also known as the Temple of Fortuna Virilis.
• Temple of the Great Altar of Hercules (unknown early date)
  • The Temple was rebuilt after the Great Fire of Rome in 64 CE, and destroyed in the 4th century CE.
  • The site is now occupied by the Church of Santa Maria in Cosmedin, which holds the Mouth of Truth.
• Arcus Argentariorum
  • the Arch of the Bankers (204 CE).

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• The Mouth of Truth, called bocca della verita in Italian, is a giant face on a marble disc, possibly of a River or Sea God, with holes for the eyes, nostrils and mouth.
• It is located in Rome, in front of the door to the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin Church in Piazza della Bocca della Verita.

Forum Boarium