ThePorticus Argonautarum (Latin for the "Portico of theArgonauts";Italian:Portico degli Argonauti), also known as thePortico of Agrippa[1] (Latin:Porticus Agrippae orAgrippiana) was aportico inancient Rome.[2]
The building was located in theSaepta Julia,[3][4] a large square in theCampus Martius used for publiccomitia (assemblies). The square, a large free space surrounded by porticoes, was finished byMarcus Vipsanius Agrippa,[5] admiral and friend of emperorAugustus, in 27 BC. The portico of the Argonauts was added in 25 BC, to commemorate Agrippa's naval victories in 31 BC: it took its name from its decorations, which depicted the mythological expedition ofJason.[6]
Studies of theForma Urbis (an ancient detailed plan of Rome) have located the portico in what is now Via della Minerva, near thebasilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva.[7]
A brickwork wall preserved along the eastern side of thePantheon has been assigned to the Porticus Argonautarum.
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