Insula in Via S. Paolo alla Regola
Between 1978 and 1982 the
Municipality of Rome undertook the restoration
of a group of buildings which it owned located
between Via del Conse Natorio and the
church of SS. Trinita dei Pellegrini in south
part of the Field of Mars.
This restoration uncovered
Roman buildings four stories of which had
been presented, two underground and two
above, which had already been restored and
further elevated in the Medieval period.
The archaeological complex
of S. Paolo alla Regola, which has been
excavated and restored and may currently be visited,
is located on the first and second underground
levels of the 16th century Palazzo degli Specchi,
which contains the Municipal Children's Library
on its first floor and private dwellings on the
upper floors.
The area overlooks Via di S.
Paolo alla Regola, which follows the path of an
republican-age road which linked the
Circus Flaminius to the flat area of
the Field of Mars.
The remains are of
warehouses from Domitian's reign on the
2nd floor below street-level, and the intermediate
level includes a courtyard onto which the warehouses
face.
On the 1st floor below ground
level there are warehouses dating back to the age of
Sever us, over which are rooms paved in mosaic
from the same period.
Information and Addresses
Address Via San Paolo alla
Regola, 16
Price
€ 3,00; concessions € 1,50
For
Tours information
– private guided tours – special entrances, no waiting in
line - VIP services
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