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Piazza di Pescaria |
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Portico antico |
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Chiesa di S Angelo |
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principio del Vico di Pescaria |
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S Maria in Campitelli |
Piazza di Pescaria was located on the edge of the former Ghetto. Pescaria is an archaic form of pescheria which refers to the fish-market located here since the medieval period. Fish was sold in the piazza as well as inside the ancient Portico d'Ottavia (1). The portico was built by Augustus (31 BC–14 AD) in the late 1st century BC. It was the gateway to a large enclosure containing two temples, parts of which provided the structure of the 8th century church of S. Angelo in Pescaria (2). The Portico spanned across a much earlier street, Via di Pescaria (3); now Via del Portico d'Ottavia. Both arches bridging this early street are visible in the print and confirmed by the Nolli map. A fire in 191 AD damaged the structure, which was repaired with the large arch visible in the right half of the facade. The building on the left, abutting the left corner of the portico, was part of the Ghetto. It was demolished in the 1880s along with all the other buildings in this view except for the one attached to the right side of the portico, and S. Maria in Campitelli (4), Plate 117.
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