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Tabularium of Ancient Rome

Tabularium of Ancient Rome. By: Danny Rothermich. Significance. The Tabularium was the official office for records in ancient Rome A large part of the archives in the Tabularium pertaining to the nearby temple of Saturn Many city officials also lived in it. Origin of Tabulariu m.

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Tabularium of Ancient Rome

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  1. Tabularium of Ancient Rome By: Danny Rothermich

  2. Significance • The Tabularium was the official office for records in ancient Rome • A large part of the archives in the Tabulariumpertaining to the nearby temple of Saturn • Many city officials also lived in it

  3. Origin of Tabularium • The Tabularium was built around 78 BC • It was ordered into creation by Quintus LutatiusCatulus , one of the consuls at the time • The building was created as part of a public works project to redo the Capitoline hill after the fire of 83 BC

  4. Tabularium as it was

  5. Location • The Tabularium was located in the Roman forum on the Capitoline hill on the south-east slope • It is positioned near the temple of Saturn • Also above it on the hill was the temple of Jupiter OptimusMaximus

  6. Tabularium Today • Today the Tabularium no longer exists, but instead it is now the Palazzo Senatorio • It was built right on top of the Tabularium • Before that in 46 AD, the Tabularium was restored by emperor Claudius

  7. Palazzo Senatorio

  8. Bibliography • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabularium • http://en.museicapitolini.org/sede/campidoglio_antico/tabularium • http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Europe/Italy/Lazio/Roma/Rome/_Texts/PLATOP*/Tabularium.html • http://www.romereborn.virginia.edu/ge/CB-024.html • http://rometour.org/data/beneath_the_palace_-tabularium.jpg • http://artsweb.bham.ac.uk/DianaSpencer/city_rome/pix/tabularium_rec.jpg

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