Lacus Juturnae
The Lacus Iuturnae, or Lacus Juturnae or Spring of Juturna, is the name of a formal pool built by the Romans near a spring or well in the Roman Forum. The pool was part of a shrine dedicated to the water nymph Juturna, and the name Lacus Iuturnae is also used for the spring and the shrine, both next to the pool.Photo: Michiel1972, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: formal pool built by the Romans near a spring or well in the Roman Forum.
- Also known as: “Lacus Iuturnae” and “Spring of Juturna”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Temple of Caesar and Basilica Julia.
Temple of Caesar
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Temple of Caesar or Temple of Divus Iulius, also known as Temple of the Deified Julius Caesar, delubrum, heroon or Temple of the Comet Star, was an ancient structure in the Roman Forum of Rome, Italy, located near the Regia and the Temple of Vesta.
Basilica Julia
Photo: MM, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Basilica Julia was a civil basilica in the Roman Forum. Construction began under Julius Caesar in 46 BCE and was completed by Augustus, who ultimately dedicated the basilica to Gaius and Lucius Caesar in 12 CE. Basilica Julia is situated 110 metres northwest of Lacus Juturnae.
Arch of Titus
The Arch of Titus is a 1st-century AD honorific arch, located on the Via Sacra, Rome, just to the south-east of the Roman Forum. It was constructed in c. Arch of Titus is situated 240 metres southeast of Lacus Juturnae.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palatine Hill and Capitoline Hill.
Palatine Hill
Locality
Photo: Lil Herodotus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Palatine Hill, which relative to the seven hills of Rome is the centremost, is one of the most ancient parts of the city; it has been called "the first nucleus of the Roman Empire".
Capitoline Hill
Locality
Photo: Tetraktys, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Capitolium or Capitoline Hill, between the Forum and the Campus Martius, is one of the Seven Hills of Rome. The hill was earlier known as Mons Saturnius, dedicated to the god Saturn.
Colosseo
Photo: Paolostefano1412, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Colosseo district is the heart of ancient Rome and the Roman Empire. It has the Colosseum, the Forum, and the Capitoline Museum.
Lacus Juturnae
- Categories: fountain, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Municipio Roma I, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Lacus Juturnae” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Крыніца Ютурны”
- Catalan: “Font de Juturna”
- Dutch: “Bron van Iuthurna”
- Dutch: “Bron van Juturna”
- Egyptian Arabic: “لاكوس جوتورناى”
- French: “fontaine de Juturne”
- French: “Fontaine de Juturne”
- German: “Juturna-Quelle”
- German: “Juturnalien”
- Greek: “Lacus Juturnae”
- Italian: “Edicola di Giuturna”
- Italian: “Fonte di Giuturna”
- Japanese: “ユトゥルナの泉”
- Latin: “Lacus Iuturnae”
- Latin: “Lacus Juturnae” (historical)
- Portuguese: “Fonte de Juturna”
- Russian: “Источник Ютурны”
- Spanish: “Fuente de Juturna”
- Swedish: “Juturnas källa”
- Turkish: “Fonte di Giuturna”
- Turkish: “Giuturna Çeşmesi”
- Ukrainian: “Джерело Ютурни”
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