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Regio I - Insula XII - Foro della Statua Eroica (I,XII,2)
(Forum of the Heroic Statue)

To the east of the House of the Triclinia (I,XII,1) is the rather enigmatic Forum of the Heroic Statue. It occupies the space of Hadrianic baths, remains of which can be seen in the House of the Cistern (I,XII,4), to the east. The square was built around the middle of the fourth century AD, and modified slightly at the end of the same century (opus latericium and opus vittatum).

The square is approximately 1.70 m. above street-level. It is surrounded by porticos with columns on the west and east side, and by a portico with brick piers on the north side. Some traces of marble revetment and plaster can be found on the walls. On the floor are some marble slabs.

In 1927 a Hadrianic statue was found on the square, possibly of Hadrian himself. It had to be recomposed of many fragments. The man is almost entirely naked. In his right hand he held a lance, a mantle is draped over his left arm. The head is missing. The preserved height is 2.10.

Plan of the square

Plan of the square. After SO I.

Photos



View of the square, from the north. In the background are the Baths of the Forum.
Photo: Daniel González Acuña.



The "heroic" statue. Photo: Jan Theo Bakker.


[jthb - 25-Apr-2022]