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Arcus Novus

a Pleiades place resource

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A now-lost arch on the ancient Via Lata. It was dedicated to Diocletian either in 293 CE (marking the occasion of his decennalia) or in 303-304 (joint triumph with Maximian). The present church of Santa Maria in Via Lata occupies the site of the arch.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/721487827

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
41.8981113911, 12.4813118603

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Santa Maria in Via Lata (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Arcus Novus (Latin, AD 300 - AD 640)

Arcus Novus makes connections with:

Arcus Novus part of (analytical) Regio VII (Via Lata) (unspecified date range)
Arcus Novus located at Roma (unspecified date range)
Arcus Novus located on Via Lata (unspecified date range)

Arcus Novus receives connections from:

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Place type:
arch

References:

Evidence:

CIL 6.31383

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Related:

Wikidata Q2859847: Arcus Novus

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

The Arcus Novus relied on reused sculptural reliefs (spolia) that likely were taken from the Ara Pietatis. Elements of the nearby Temple of the Sun were also perhaps coopted. By order of Innocent VIII, the arch was demolished in 1491. Fragments of relief sculpture were discovered in 1523 and eventually passed into the ownership of the Medici family, with some fragments making their way to the Boboli Gardens in Florence, Italy. The Diocletianic arch also reused relief sculpture from the Antonine period. These fragments also came to be owned by the Medici and were incorporated into the facade of the Villa Medici in Rome.

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Arcus Novus: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2021 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/721487827> [accessed: 12 September 2024]

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