Porticus Octavia

The portico of Octavia was a portico in Rome, which was built shortly after 167 BC by Gnaeus Octavius ​​as a monument to his naval victory over the Macedonian king Perseus.

Octavius ​​, who had commanded as Praetor Roman fleet units, celebrated on 1 December 167 BC a Seetriumph ( Triumphus navalis ) via Macedonia and King Perseus. In the following years he was named after him double portico on the Campus Martius in the Circus Flaminius build. She had allegedly bronze capitals and was also called porticus Corinthia. After a fire destroyed the portico, in addition to in the meantime, the theater of Pompey had been erected by Augustus was rebuilt, which made it up captured by the Dalmatians field characters. From the portico of no more remains are preserved.

Even in ancient times the portico of Octavia was sometimes confused with the named after the sister of Augustus portico Octaviae.