Regia
A shrine sometimes called by the sources the home of the king, the rex sacrificulus, or the pontifex maximus.
Reconstructed state: Building as first dedicated on site
Known historical events
| 715 BC to 673 BC |
Tradition says that the house of King Numa Pompilius was built on this site. Sources: Serv. Aen. 7.153, 8.363; Cass. Dio fr. 6.2; Ovid trist. 3.1.30, fasti 6.263; Plut. Numa 14.1-2; Sol. 1.21; Tac. ann. 15.41. |
| 610 BC to 600 BC |
Seventh-century BC huts on the site replaced by a small house by the late seventh century. Sources: R. Scott, LTUR, vol. 4 (1999) 191. |
| 580 BC to 500 BC |
In the sixth century, the original house was rebuilt three times. Architectural terracottas of the third phase were found by F. Brown in his 1960s excavations. |
| 210 BC to 190 BC |
The Regia is rebuilt sometime in the late third or early second century BC. Sources: R. Scott, LTUR, vol. 4 (1999) 191. |
| 36 BC |
Cn. Domitius Calvinus rebuilt the Regia ex manubiis. Sources: Cass. Dio 48.42.4-6; Plin. NH 34.48; CIL 6.1301=ILS 42; EphEp III, 265-267. |
| 36 BC |
The Regia is reported damaged in the fire of 64 AD, but this has not been confirmed by archaeology. Sources: Fire of 64: Tac. ann. 15.41. |
| 1500 AD to 1599 AD |
The site was despoiled of much of its marble remains in the sixteenth century. Sources: Archeologia in posa: Foro Romano (1993) 237. |
| 1886 AD to 1888 AD |
Jordan and Schulze excavated the site. Sources: Archeologia in posa: Foro Romano (1993) 237. |
| 1898 AD |
Boni excavated and identified the site as the Regia. Sources: Archeologia in posa: Foro Romano (1993) 237. |
| 1964 AD |
F. Brown re-excavated the site in 1964. Sources: R. Scott, LTUR, vol. 4 (1999) 189. |
subfeature of Forum (Romanum or Magnum)
