Mosaic floor fragments belonging to a domus of the 2nd century BC has been found under the area of the ‘Horrea Agrippiana’, the great warehouse of the Augustan Age located in the area adjacent to the church of San Teodoro.
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| Credit: Mimmo Frassineti/La Repubblica |
This is certainly the most important discovery of the Third Day of Public Archaeology at the Archaeological Park of the Colosseum.
The remains of a small sculpture in Greek marble depicting a sphinx, perhaps used as the base of a table, was also found among the ruins of the great storehouses of the Roman Forum.
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| Credit: Mimmo Frassineti/La Repubblica |
The building included a well, not yet completely excavated, filled with almost intact late republican amphorae.
The Horrea Agrippiana (warehouses of Agrippa) was built by Marco Vipsanio Agrippa in the Augustan age and served as a grain store.
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Credit: Mimmo Frassineti/La Repubblica |
The building was built around a large courtyard and on the street was surrounded by tabernae (shops). This area was in fact one of the most hectic for the economy, full of shops and businesses of all kinds.
Source: La Repubblica [September 08, 2018]
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