Porticus Argonautarum

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Not to be confused with the Porticus Vipsania, also sometimes known as the Portico of Agrippa.

The Porticus Argonautarum (

Latin: Porticus Agrippae or Agrippiana) was a portico in ancient Rome.[2]

The building was located in the Saepta Julia,[3][4] a large square in the Campus Martius used for public comitia (assemblies). The square, a large free space surrounded by porticoes, was finished by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa,[5] admiral and friend of emperor Augustus, in 27 BC. The portico of the Argonauts was added in 25 BC, to commemorate Agrippa's naval victories in 31 BC: it took its name from its decorations, which depicted the mythological expedition of Jason.[6]

Studies of the

basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva.[7]

A brickwork wall preserved along the eastern side of the Pantheon has been assigned to the Porticus Argonautarum.

References

  1. ISBN 9781472433961
    . Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  2. ISBN 978-0-8018-4300-6
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  3. ISBN 978-0-19-958312-6
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  4. S2CID 162365584
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  5. ISBN 978-1-7252-2370-7
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  6. ISBN 978-0-19-969821-9
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  7. ^ A visual reconstruction of the Saepta Julia

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