Puteal Scribonianum
The Puteal Scribonianum (Scribonian , round or sometimes square, placed atop a well opening to keep people from falling in.
The Scribonian Puteal was dedicated or restored by
tribune of the people in 149 BC. The praetor's tribunal was convened nearby, having been removed from the comitium
in the 2nd century BC. It thus became a place where litigants, money-lenders and business people congregated.
According to ancient sources,Fabii). No remains of this puteal, however, have been discovered. It was once thought that an irregular circle of travertine blocks found near the Temple of Castor formed part of the puteal, but this idea was abandoned in the early 20th century.
A coin issued in 62 BC by
Vulcan, emblematic of him as a forger of lightning.[3]
References
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Libo". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 544–545.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Puteal Scribonianum.
- Denarius of L. Scribonius Libo (issued 62 BC), at Coin Archives
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