Mercato di Campagna Amica Circo Massimo

Mercato di Campagna Amica Circo Massimo is a marketplace in Municipio Roma I, Rome, Lazio which is located on Via di San Teodoro. Mercato di Campagna Amica Circo Massimo is situated nearby to the arts center Rhinoceros, as well as near Arch of Janus.

Opening hours: Saturday—Sunday 8:00 AM—3:00 PM
Type: Marketplace
Address: Via di San Teodoro 74, 00186

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Arch of Janus and Temple of Portunus.

Arch of Janus

Photo: MM, Public domain.

The Arch of Janus is the only quadrifrons triumphal arch preserved in Rome. It was set up in the early 4th century AD at a crossroads at the northeastern limit of the Forum Boarium, close to the Velabrum, over the Cloaca Maxima drain that went from the Forum to the River Tiber.

Temple of Portunus

Photo: Falk2, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Temple of Portunus is a small ancient Roman temple in Rome, Italy, on the modern Piazza della Bocca della Verità. It was built beside the ancient Forum Boarium, the Roman cattle market associated with Hercules, which was adjacent to Rome's oldest river port and the oldest stone bridge across the Tiber River, the Pons Aemilius. Temple of Portunus is situated 200 metres west of Mercato di Campagna Amica Circo Massimo.

Forum Boarium

Park

Photo: Torquatus, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Forum Boarium was the cattle market or forum venalium of ancient Rome. It was located on a level piece of land near the Tiber between the Capitoline, the Palatine and Aventine hills. Forum Boarium is situated 190 metres west of Mercato di Campagna Amica Circo Massimo.

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.