Return to Temple of Mars Ultor
As can be seen in this model, the back of the Temple of Mars Ultor abutted a high wall (nearly one hundred and ten feet tall) of rusticated stone that enclosed the precinct, isolating it from the squalor of the Subura, the crowded tenement quarter in which the temple was located, and offering some protection from the ever-present risk of fire. Two covered porticoes flanked the temple, themselves embraced by exedrae.
Here, one can see the roof line of the portico and the outer wall of the exedra. The columns, themselves, survive only because they were incorporated into a monastery bell-tower that was demolished when Mussolini came to power and restored the northeastern end of the forum.
