The Date & Purpose of the Column
The Date & Purpose of the Column
This chapter focuses on Adrastus, a former slave but now a freedman of the emperor, who had moved into a new house. Adrastus was not just any official, and his was not just any house. He was the procurator or caretaker of the Column of Marcus Aurelius, and his new residence was built just behind the column. The remains of Adrastus's house were found in the year 1777 during excavations beneath the Piazza di Montecitorio, about one hundred meters to the west of the Piazza Colona and the column itself. A lot is known about Adrastus's house because he recorded its construction in a pair of remarkable inscriptions, dating to the year
Keywords: Adrastus, former slave, freedman, Marcus Aurelius, Piazza di Montecitorio
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