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Saepta Julia

Piranesi engraving of the plan and elevation of the porticoes in front of the Saepta Julia with Italian legends

Piranesi's plan and elevation of the porticoes in front of the Saepta Julia, with Italian legends.

Source: Piranesi Archit. dis. inc., old map, public domain

An engraving by Piranesi that places a ground plan next to an elevation of the colonnades fronting the Saepta Julia. Italian letters and numbers key the parts, making the sheet a record of how the ruins were interpreted in the 1700s.

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