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Torre del Papito
Torre del Papito
Torre del Papito
Torre del Papito
Torre del Papito
Torre del Papito
Torre del Papito
Torre del Papito
Torre del Papito
Torre del Papito
Torre del Papito
Torre del Papito
Torre del Papito
Torre del Papito
Torre del Papito
Torre del Papito
Torre del Papito
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| Fra Via Florida e Via di S. Nicola deu2019 Cesarini, Rome, Italy

Largo di Torre Argentina is a square in Rome, Italy, with four Roman Republican temples and the remains of Pompey's Theatre. It is in the ancient Campus Martius.The name of the square comes from the Torre Argentina, which takes its name from the city of Strasbourg whose Latin name was Argentoratum. In 1503, the Papal Master of Ceremonies Johannes Burckardt, who came from Strasbourg and was known as Argentinus, built in via del Sudario a palace , called Casa del Burcardo, to which the tower is annexed. The other tower in the square is not the one giving the name to the place but the medieval Torre del Papito , attributed by tradition to Antipope Anacletus II Pierleoni, allegedly not a tall person. After Italian unification, it was decided to reconstruct part of Rome , demolishing the zone of Torre Argentina. However, during the demolition work in 1927, the colossal head and arms of a marble statue were discovered. The archeological investigation brought to light the presence of a holy area, dating to the Republican era, with four temples and part of Pompey's Theatre. Julius Caesar was killed in the Curia of the Theatre of Pompey, and the spot he was believed to be assassinated is in the square.
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