Volcanal
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors:
R. Scott Smith, Greta Hawes
Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
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Jun 30, 2026 11:29 AM
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History
The Volcanal was an open-air sanctuary of Vulcan located in the valley of the Forum Romanum on the slopes of the Capitoline Hill. The earliest phases of the sanctuary likely predate the forum itself.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/980748445
41.891643636, 12.4869077538
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- Volcanal (Latin, 30 BC - AD 300)
- area Uulcani (area Vulcani: Latin, 30 BC - AD 300)
- Volcanal part of (analytical) Forum Romanum (unspecified date range)
- Volcanal located at Roma (unspecified date range)
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sanctuary (religious center)
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Jeffrey Becker, R. Scott Smith, and Greta Hawes, 'Volcanal: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/980748445> [accessed: 22 July 2026]
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