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Lacus Curtius
Monument commemorating miraculous event from early Roman history
Reconstructed state: Building as first dedicated on site

Reconstruction issues

Sources for Reconstruction

The monument, which is well preserved, is embedded in the Forum Floor and well documented, see Giuliani and Verduchi (1987).

 (Level of certainty: high)

Original construction methods

Overall construction (Level of certainty: high)

1 Foundation (Level of certainty: high)

Blocks of cappellaccio tufa, on top of which are blocks of peperino tufa. The travertine pavement is set on this.

2 Fabric of building (Level of certainty: high)

Travertine

3 Surface covering (Level of certainty: high)

Travertine

4 Decorative elements (Level of certainty: high)

Three travertine cippi; probably also from here is a plaque (now in the Palazzo dei Conservatori; inventory nr. 826) sculpted with Curtius on one side and an inscription with the name of L. Naevius Surdinus on the other.