A B C D E F L M P R S T
Re Ro

Regia

regia 1-01

Source 1

LTUR II 153

 

regia 2-02

Source 2

AdR Tav. 15

Timeline

  • End of 6th century BCE: Building constructed
  • Late 3rd/early 2nd century BCE: Regia rebuilt (slight expansion)
  • 148 BCE: A fire burns part of the Regia, which is presumably rebuilt (no remains)
  • 36 BCE: Regia rebuilt (presumably necessitated by the Aedes Divi Iuli)

Physical evidence

  • A small trapezoidal building of marble and travertine
  • A modification of structures from the Regal period
  • East end of the Forum Romanum by the Aedes Divi Iuli
  • Exact function unclear
  • Both older version and rebuilt version had 3 rooms with a triangular courtyard, with access on the east end
  • Room on the west side is the largest and has a hearth
  • Altar in the open courtyard
  • Over time, porticos added to the courtyard

Literary sources

  • Cass. Dio 48.42.4-6, fr. 6.2
  • Fest. 439 L
  • Macr. Sat. 1.15.19, 1.16.30
  • Ov. trist. 3.1.30, fasti 6.263 f.
  • Plin. nat. 34.48
  • Plut. Numa 14.1-2
  • Serv. Aen. 7.153, 8.363 (for location)
  • Sol. 1.21
  • Tac. ann. 15.41
  • Var. ling. 6.12