The Porticus Deorum Consentium ( it, Portico degli Dei Consenti; en, Portico of the Harmonious Gods), sometimes known as the Area of the
Dii Consentes
The ''Dii Consentes'', also known as ''Di'' or ''Dei Consentes'' (once ''Dii Complices''), is an ancient list of twelve major deities, six gods and six goddesses, in the pantheon of Ancient Rome. Their gilt statues stood in the Roman Forum, an ...
, is an ancient structure located at the bottom of the ancient Roman road that leads up to the
Capitol
A capitol, named after the Capitoline Hill in Rome, is usually a legislative building where a legislature meets and makes laws for its respective political entity.
Specific capitols include:
* United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.
* Numerous ...
in
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
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,
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
. The
Clivus Capitolinus
The main road to the Roman Capitol, the Clivus Capitolinus ("Capitoline Rise") starts at the head of the Roman Forum beside the Arch of Tiberius as a continuation of the Via Sacra; proceeding around the Temple of Saturn and turning to the south in ...
("Capitoline Rise") turned sharply at the head of the
Roman Forum where this portico of marble and composite material was discovered and re-erected in 1835.
History
It was last rebuilt in 367 AD and was thus the last functioning pagan shrine in the Forum (such shrines had been forbidden by law more than a decade earlier). The Portico housed twelve recessed rooms where it is believed the judicial clerks of the Capitoline Assent held their offices.
See also
*
List of ancient monuments in Rome
References
External links
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{{Roman Forum
367 establishments
360s establishments in the Roman Empire
4th-century religious buildings and structures
1835 archaeological discoveries
Ancient Roman buildings and structures in Rome
Roman Forum
Rome R. X Campitelli
Dii Consentes
Shrines