Regia
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Regia was an important ancient building in the Roman Forum that served as the traditional residence and administrative center of Rome’s early kings and later the pontifex maximus.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman building
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ religious building ⓘ |
| architecturalType | courtyard building ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Venus
ⓘ
surface form:
Mars
Ops Consiva ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstitution |
Roman priesthoods
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman priesthood of the pontifices
Roman state religion ⓘ |
| associatedWithOffice | pontifex maximus ⓘ |
| contains |
archives of the pontifices
ⓘ
religious records of Rome ⓘ sacrarium of Mars ⓘ sacrarium of Ops Consiva ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem |
WGS84
ⓘ
surface form:
World Geodetic System 1984
|
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
Roman Kingdom ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruin ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Venus
ⓘ
surface form:
Mars
|
| etymology | Latin word meaning "royal house" or "king’s house" ⓘ |
| excavated |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central courtyard
ⓘ
offices of the pontifex maximus ⓘ rooms around a courtyard ⓘ sanctuaries ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | archaeological monument ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| laterFunction |
administrative center of the pontifex maximus
ⓘ
official residence of the pontifex maximus ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
ⓘ
Roman Forum ⓘ Rome ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ tufa ⓘ |
| partOf | Forum Romanum ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
center of pontifical administration
ⓘ
site for important Roman religious rituals ⓘ |
| significance |
key center of Roman state religion
ⓘ
symbol of royal and priestly authority in Rome ⓘ |
| traditionalFunction |
administrative center of early Roman kings
ⓘ
residence of the early kings of Rome ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Roman Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman kings
college of pontiffs ⓘ
surface form:
college of pontifices
pontifex maximus ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Regio VIII Forum Romanum