 Domus Flavia on the Palatine | |
   Domus Flavia Shown within Augustan Rome | |
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| Location | Regio X Palatium |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 41°53′3″N 12°29′21″E / 41.88417°N 12.48917°E |
| Type | Domus |
| History | |
| Builder | Domitian |
| Founded | 92 AD |
The Flavian Palace, normally known as the Domus Flavia, is part of the vast Palace of Domitian on the Palatine Hill in Rome. It was completed in 92 AD by Emperor Titus Flavius Domitianus,[1] and attributed to his master architect, Rabirius.[2]
The term Domus Flavia is a modern name for the northwestern section of the Palace where the bulk of the large "public" rooms for official business, entertaining and ceremony are concentrated.[3] Domitian was the last of the Flavian dynasty, but the palace continued to be used by emperors with small modifications until the end of the empire.
It is connected to the domestic wing to the southeast, the Domus Augustana, a name which in antiquity may have applied to the whole of the palace.[4]
- ^ The Cambridge Ancient History. Vol. XI. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000.
- ^ Darwall-Smith, Robin Haydon. Emperors and Architecture: A Study of Flavian Rome. Brussels: Latomus Revue D'Etudes Latines, 1996.
- ^ Robathan, Dorothy M. "Domitian's 'Midas-Touch'". Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association 73 (1942): 130-144.
- ^ Coarelli, 2014; p.146