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"Tabularium" is the general term for any building containing records. There were a number of other tabularia
scattered around the city of Rome and other ancient Roman cities. This article is on the precursor.
The
Tabularium was the official records office of
ancient Rome, and also housed the offices of many city officials. Situated within the
Forum Romanum, it was on the front slope of the
Capitoline Hill, below the
Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus, to the southeast of the
Arx and
Tarpeian Rock
Within the building were the remains of the
temple of Veiovis. In front of it were the Temples of
Vespasian &
Concord, as well as the
Rostra and the rest of the forum. Presently the Tabularium is only accessible from within the
Capitoline Museum, although it still affords an excellent panoramic view over the Forum Romanum.
The Tabularium was first constructed around
78 BC, possibly by order of
Sulla or maybe even
Pompey the Great. It was later restored and renovated during the reign of the Emperor
Claudius, about
46 AD.
Architecture
The building itself had a facade of
peperino and
travertine blocks. The interior vaults are of
concrete. The rear facade, facing the ruins of Temple of
Julius Caesar in the Forum, consisted of three stories, the upper two probably stuccoed. The first story was largely blank with small doors and windows. The second story featured a
Doric arcade (partially preserved). The third, no longer extant story had a high
Corinthian order colonnade. This triple story effect, with a different order on each story had a strong influence on later architecture, such as the
Colosseum.
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