Piazza Navona
Title
Piazza Navona
Date
1st century
Identifier
1645
Work Type
complexes (buildings)
Work Location
Italy (nation)
Rome (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Imperial (Roman)
Subject
marketplaces
Description
Bird's eye view of the Piazza Navona in Rome, Italy. "Piazza Navona is city square in Rome, Italy that occupies the site of an ancient Roman circus and was the site of the 1st century (86 AD) Stadium of Domitian where the Romans came to watch the agones ("games"). The Roman circus was initially known as 'Circus Agonalis' ("competition arena"). Later the name changed to 'in agone' to 'navone' and eventually to 'navona',"--by Rebecca Williams, Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst website.
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
A1REROM1-1NDR6A26
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