Flavian Palace

The Domus Flavia was an under Emperor Domitian after 80 erbauter and finished in 92 palace on the Palatine Hill in Rome. From the rooms now remains of the basilica, the Aula Regia, the so-called Larariums and the triclinium are obtained. The Domus Flavia, together with the Domus Augustana and the Palatine Stadium, also called the Hippodrome, the complex domitianischer palaces on the Palatine Hill.

The new building became necessary by fire, not the famous burning of Rome under Nero, but also a devastating three days lasting fire in the year 80, which both the Domus Transitoria Nero and the Domus Tiberiana fell victim. To win a level surface for the extensive construction project ( Domus Flavia, Domus Augustana and palatinisches Stadium ), the valley between the two peaks of the Palatine was filled, which remains of some older buildings (House of the Griffin, Isis hall, remains of the Domus Transitoria Nero's ) were relatively well preserved.

The Domus Flavia primarily served representative purposes and accordingly was lavishly decorated. The imperial living quarters were located in the nearby Domus Augustana.

Upstream on the north side of the building there was a terrace, on which the Emperor of the population was able to show. Behind it are adjacent Basilica Aula Regia and Lararium. On the western side is the three-nave basilica, which was probably used for court proceedings or administrative matters. In the middle is the Aula Regia, with 30 × 39 meters, the largest of the rooms. The Aula Regia was at that time covered with marble and richly adorned, the pillars were of Phrygian marble. In the side opposite the entrance there was an apse, in which was the seat of the emperor. At the entrance stood until the 18th century, two colossal statues of Dionysus and Heracles made ​​of green basalt. The east adjoining small room is called Lararium. From him one could reach a staircase to the Domus Augustana.

Behind the Aula Regia, a spacious peristyle joined, behind the triclinium, the dining room was overlooking the peristyle and the two laterally adjacent elliptical fountains ( Nymphaea ). Behind the triclinium was reached by a portico to two rooms with apses, which is believed to a Greek or Latin Library.