{{Expand Italian, Base Capitolina, date=December 2015 The Capitoline Base or Vicomagistri Base is a marble statue base dedicated to

Hadrian Hadrian (; la, Caesar Trâiānus Hadriānus ; 24 January 76 – 10 July 138) was Roman emperor from 117 to 138. He was born in Italica (close to modern Santiponce in Spain), a Roman ''municipium'' founded by Italic settlers in Hispania B ...

in 136 by the 'vicomagistri' or masters of the shrines and temples of Rome. It is vital in reconstructing the topography of ancient Rome, since it lists the vicomagistri shrine by shrine. It was found on the

Capitoline Hill The Capitolium or Capitoline Hill ( ; it, Campidoglio ; la, Mons Capitolinus ), between the Forum and the Campus Martius, is one of the Seven Hills of Rome. The hill was earlier known as ''Mons Saturnius'', dedicated to the god Saturn. Th ...

in the 15th century and is now held in the

Capitoline Museums The Capitoline Museums (Italian: ''Musei Capitolini'') are a group of art and archaeological museums in Piazza del Campidoglio, on top of the Capitoline Hill in Rome, Italy. The historic seats of the museums are Palazzo dei Conservatori and Pala ...

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*https://web.archive.org/web/20151117064322/http://www.museicapitolini.org/collezioni/percorsi_per_sale/galleria_lapidaria/galleria_lapidaria/base_di_statua_dedicata_all_imperatore_adriano_base_dei_vicomagistri *http://www.persee.fr/doc/mefr_0223-5102_1996_num_108_1_7809#doc-cite *