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    387 in Ostia. The church (titulus) of Santa Aurea in Ostia was built on her burial site. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476, Ostia fell slowly...
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    of the Porta Marina. Ostia became an episcopal see as early as the 3rd century AD, with the cathedral (titulus) of Santa Aurea, erected over the tomb...
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    Wikimedia Commons has media related to Domus Aurea. The Domus Aurea (Latin, "Golden House") was a vast landscaped complex built by the Emperor Nero largely...
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    to a hidden crypt in the church of Santa Aurea in Ostia. Monica was buried near the tomb of Aurea of Ostia. Her tomb was later transferred to the Basilica...
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    225–240. Mar, R. (2001). El santuario de Serapis en Ostia. Mols, S. (2007). The Urban Context of the Serapeum at Ostia. Babesch, 82(1), 227–232. Filippo Coarelli...
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    with his benediction. The Battle of Ostia was inspired by the naval victory of Leo IV over the Saracens at Ostia in 849. Index of Vatican City-related...
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    Campo de' Fiori (Italian: [ˈkampo de ˈfjoːri], literally "field of flowers") is a rectangular square south of Piazza Navona in Rome, Italy, at the border...
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    grotesque. In the late 15th century, Romans accidentally unearthed Nero's Domus Aurea on the Palatine Hill, a series of rooms, decorated with designs of garlands...
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    strada Iulia' (Saint Aurea in the via Julia) and was then part of a monastery. It was dedicated to Saint Aurea, a martyr from Ostia. In the 14th century...
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    confused matters. That said, his projects included: Santa Aurea and fortifications in Ostia; the Ponte Sisto in Rome; the hospital of Santo Spirito in...
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    bottom of the steps. The stairway was designed by the architects Francesco de Sanctis and Alessandro Specchi. Generations of heated debate over how the...
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    Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2020. "Ostia Antica, Ostia Lido and Bracciano". pbase.com. Retrieved 10 July 2011. Wikimedia...
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    cities, it seems that a different art was already being practiced in the Ostia Antica region, acting as the vanguard of parameters that would later become...
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    Regional Park Capo di Bove Castello Orsini-Odescalchi Frascati Hadrian's Villa Ostia Antica Villa Aldobrandini Villa d'Este Villa Farnese Events and traditions...
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    set up nearby at the entrance to the Domus Aurea. Although the Colossus was preserved, much of the Domus Aurea was torn down. The lake was filled in and...
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    The lower slopes had been occupied by the Esquiline Wing of the Domus Aurea, an ornate residence belonging to Nero. After Nero's death, the residence...
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    in the 19th century, and in 1869 the market was moved to the nearby Campo de' Fiori. A Christmas market is held in the piazza square each year from the...
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    "intersection of three streets". The statue is located right in the center of Via De' Crocicchi, Via Poli and Via Delle Muratte. The fountain was refurbished once...
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    Religion. University of Chicago Press. p. 146. ISBN 9780226791326. Cicero, De divinatione 1.101. Livy 5.47.2–6, translated by W. M. Roberts. Some ancient...
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    Domus Transitoria, but he replaced it by AD 69 with the even larger Domus Aurea, over which was eventually built Domitian's Palace. From the 16th century...
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    Ostiense (or Archaeological Museum of Ostia) is an archaeological museum dedicated to the ancient Roman city of Ostia in Rome, Italy. The museum was built...
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    Santa Maria Maggiore" (see above) or it being "near the site of the Domus Aurea" (the palace of the Emperor Nero); in modern terms near the Colosseum. An...
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    classic Ancient Roman reliefs unearthed from the then rediscovered Domus Aurea of Nero; and finally, both Giovan Francesco Penni ("il Fattore") and the...
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    Monica died in 387. Her tomb was transferred here from the Santa Aurea Church in Ostia Antica, Italy on 11 April 1424. Her sarcophagus was designed by...
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    Catholic Answers. Retrieved 13 January 2024. "The Lie (Bernini's Saint Theresa) de Peter Hammill". Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 20...
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