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Lateran Basilica, Palace, and Castra Nova equitum singularium

Lateran Basilica, Palace, and Castra Nova equitum singularium: temple or sanctuary of the ancient world (Lazio, Italy).

Temple or sanctuaryKind
–First recorded
–Last recorded
RomeNearest town · 0.8 km

On the map

Position: 41.8861, 12.5057

Through the eras

Before 750 BC
Archaic period750 BC – 550 BC
Classical period550 BC – 330 BC
Hellenistic period330 BC – 30 BC
Roman period30 BC – AD 300
Late AntiquityAD 300 – AD 640
Middle AgesAD 640 – AD 1453

About the site

Site of a basilica and palace from early Roman imperial times, as well as an military installation built by Septimius Severus for the Roman imperial cavalry bodyguard. Now the site of the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran (rebuilt in the 16th century): Complesso dei San Giovanni in Laterano (Basilica, Palazzo Apostolico Lateranense, edifici annessi) Holy See; listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1990.

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