...at the corner of the Via del Teatro di Marcello and the Vico Jugario, Rome, Italy.
An ancient Roman sanctuary dedicated to the goddesses Mater Matuta and Fortuna was discovered during construction of government offices in the 1930s.
The archaeological site--my current place of work--is under investigation by a joint team from the Sovraintendenza ai Beni Culturali of the Comune di Roma, the Università della Calabria and the University of Michigan.
Tags: Rome Roma Italia Italy Roman church chiesa S. Omobono Sant'Omobono Homobonus sarti tailors patron Vico Jugario Vicus Iugarius area Foro Boario Forum Boarium archeologica temple temples tempio templi gemelli Fortuna Fortune Mater Matuta sanctuary santuario ICE University of Michigan Università della Calabria Comune di Roma photostitch excavation scavo scavi dig ancient antico pleiades:depicts=103123065
The church of S. Omobono (Homobonus), patron of tailors, Rome -- façade on the Vico Jugario.
The earliest church on the site was built into the cella of the Roman temple of Mater Matuta.
Tags: Rome Roma Italia Italy Roman church chiesa S. Omobono Sant'Omobono Homobonus sarti tailors patron Vico Jugario Vicus Iugarius area Foro Boario Forum Boarium
Located in Rome's Forum Boarium, the archaeological site of Sant'Omobono boasts a long sequence of religious occupation. This begins around the first quarter of the 6th c. BCE with an Archaic temple, rebuilt once around 530 BCE, and destroyed at the end of the 6th c. The entire area was raised ca. 5 m on a large podium that hosted twin temples of the goddesses Fortuna and Mater Matuta. The temples and precinct were rebuilt several times over the Republican and Imperial periods. Sometime in the 6th c. CE or later, the eastern temple was converted into a church, which was itself rebuilt several times and eventually dedicated to Sant'Omobono. The brick exterior of this church is a product of the 1930s, when the entire neighborhood was cleared of the apartments and other buildings that formed a dense residential area. Since 2009, the Sant'Omobono Project has been studying the archaeological remains of this site.
(See "Sacred Area of S. Omobono" on Pleiades)
Tags: Sant'Omobono Area di Sant'Omobono Area Sacra di Sant'Omobono S. Omobono Area Sacra di S. Omobono ASSO Forum Boarium Foro Boario Via Petroselli Vico Iugario Vicus Iugarius Rome Roma archaeology archaeological site archeologico ancient antico αρχαιολογικός τόπος θέση archéologique sito arqueológico sitio zona archeologische Archäologie Roman romano römisch romain Ρωμαϊκός Римская sanctuary santuario shrine cult-place sacred place luogo di culto area sacra ιερό ἱερόν hieron Fortune Fortuna Mater Matuta goddess pleiades:depicts=103123065
Located in Rome's Forum Boarium, the archaeological site of Sant'Omobono boasts a long sequence of religious occupation. This begins around the first quarter of the 6th c. BCE with an Archaic temple, rebuilt once around 530 BCE, and destroyed at the end of the 6th c. The entire area was raised ca. 5 m on a large podium that hosted twin temples of the goddesses Fortuna and Mater Matuta. The temples and precinct were rebuilt several times over the Republican and Imperial periods. Sometime in the 6th c. CE or later, the eastern temple was converted into a church, which was itself rebuilt several times and eventually dedicated to Sant'Omobono. The brick exterior of this church is a product of the 1930s, when the entire neighborhood was cleared of the apartments and other buildings that formed a dense residential area. Since 2009, the Sant'Omobono Project has been studying the archaeological remains of this site.
(See "Sacred Area of S. Omobono" on Pleiades)
Tags: Sant'Omobono Area di Sant'Omobono Area Sacra di Sant'Omobono S. Omobono Area Sacra di S. Omobono ASSO Forum Boarium Foro Boario Via Petroselli Vico Iugario Vicus Iugarius Rome Roma archaeology archaeological site archeologico ancient antico αρχαιολογικός τόπος θέση archéologique sito arqueológico sitio zona archeologische Archäologie Roman romano römisch romain Ρωμαϊκός Римская sanctuary santuario shrine cult-place sacred place luogo di culto area sacra ιερό ἱερόν hieron Fortune Fortuna Mater Matuta goddess pleiades:depicts=103123065
Located in Rome's Forum Boarium, the archaeological site of Sant'Omobono boasts a long sequence of religious occupation. This begins around the first quarter of the 6th c. BCE with an Archaic temple, rebuilt once around 530 BCE, and destroyed at the end of the 6th c. The entire area was raised ca. 5 m on a large podium that hosted twin temples of the goddesses Fortuna and Mater Matuta. The temples and precinct were rebuilt several times over the Republican and Imperial periods. Sometime in the 6th c. CE or later, the eastern temple was converted into a church, which was itself rebuilt several times and eventually dedicated to Sant'Omobono. The brick exterior of this church is a product of the 1930s, when the entire neighborhood was cleared of the apartments and other buildings that formed a dense residential area. Since 2009, the Sant'Omobono Project has been studying the archaeological remains of this site.
(See "Sacred Area of S. Omobono" on Pleiades)
Tags: Sant'Omobono Area di Sant'Omobono Area Sacra di Sant'Omobono S. Omobono Area Sacra di S. Omobono ASSO Forum Boarium Foro Boario Via Petroselli Vico Iugario Vicus Iugarius Rome Roma archaeology archaeological site archeologico ancient antico αρχαιολογικός τόπος θέση archéologique sito arqueológico sitio zona archeologische Archäologie Roman romano römisch romain Ρωμαϊκός Римская sanctuary santuario shrine cult-place sacred place luogo di culto area sacra ιερό ἱερόν hieron Fortune Fortuna Mater Matuta goddess pleiades:depicts=103123065