{"id":1191,"date":"2020-06-10T11:01:45","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T11:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/colosseum.info\/?page_id=1191"},"modified":"2020-10-18T03:52:18","modified_gmt":"2020-10-18T03:52:18","slug":"domus-augustana-domitians-stadium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/colosseum.info\/fr\/domus-augustana-domitians-stadium\/","title":{"rendered":"DOMUS AUGUSTANA ET STADE DE DOMITIEN"},"content":{"rendered":"
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DOMUS AUGUSTANA<\/h4>\n
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The Domus Augustana is the modern name given to the central residential part of the vast Roman Palace of Domitian<\/b>, in antiquity the name may have applied to the whole of the palace.\u00a0 Rather than relating to the emperor Augustus personally it refers to the later Roman meaning of Augustus as \u2018Emperor\u2019. The name is often confused with the nearby <\/span>Domus Augusti,<\/span><\/i> the House of Augustus.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Domus Augustana was built by Rabirius between 81 and 92 AD.\u00a0 <\/span>Rabirius used water and coloured marble in enormous quantities for the palace but also decorated lavishly in gold<\/b>.\u00a0 The aspect that impressed the most was the sheer size and height of the space.\u00a0 Grandeur like this was reserved for the Gods but Domitian flaunted himself as a living god \u2013 probably the reason for his assassination only four years after the palace was completed.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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The Private residence<\/h4>\n
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Domitian\u2019s private quarters were located in a courtyard complex built around yet another peristyle garden. There were two levels: the upper level (where modern visitors look down from) was accessed by a large two-flight staircase and contained the many residential rooms of the emperor; the lower level courtyard was actually below ground and contained a large fountain surrounded by dining areas with miniature pools to refresh diners.\u00a0 <\/span>The central fountain has a motif of four <\/b>peltas<\/i><\/b> (the shields used by the famous female Amazonian warriors).<\/b>\u00a0 Frescoes adorned the walls and the courtyards and columned porticoes were covered in exquisite marble, statues decorated the fountain and the portico.<\/span><\/p>\n

The exedra, was a curved gallery on the southwest side of the Domus Augustana which overlooks the <\/span>Circus Maximus (ARome\/ARome\/Circus Maximus)<\/b> (visitors can enjoy the view from this platform today).\u00a0 With the Aventine Hill in the background and the Tiber river off to the right, the view from the imperial palace was breath-taking. High above the riotous crowds, from the comfort of his own residence, <\/span>the emperor could cheer along with the riotous fans below<\/b> as the charioteers raced the track of the Circus Maximus.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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SO_CALLED STADIUM OF DOMITIAN<\/h4>\n
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The sunken so-called stadium 10 metres below the accessible level is located on the eastern side of the <\/span>Domus Augustana<\/span><\/i>.\u00a0 It is also known as the <\/span>Circus Agonalis<\/span><\/i> and the <\/span>Stadio Palatino<\/span><\/i>, so called because archaeologists assumed races were held here due to the similarity in shape to a stadium.<\/span><\/p>\n

The sunken garden, also designed by the architect Rabirio, was an elongated rectangle, straight on its northern side, curved to the south. It was surrounded by a two-storey colonnade with frescoed walls.\u00a0 While the precise function of the stadium remains unknown, the remains of a large oval water feature suggests it was a private garden.\u00a0 Plutarch tells us Domitian walked \u2018rain or shine\u2019 in his private garden which was landscaped with walkways, flower beds, and precious statues; the covered colonnade would certainly have made this possible in bad weather.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t

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The area was excavated during the 18th century, but the column and marble veneer was looted long before.\u00a0 Columns of granite and marble, capitals and decoration fragments still lie scattered on the grounds of the stadium.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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MONT PALATIN<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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FAITS CURIEUX<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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