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Street by Street: Piazza della Bocca della Verità

The area attracts visitors eager to place their hands inside the Bocca della Verità (the
Mouth of Truth) in the portico of Santa Maria in Cosmedin. There are many other sights
to see in this quiet corner of the city beside the Tiber, which was the site of ancient
Rome’s first port and its busy cattle market. Substantial Classical remains include two
small temples from the Republican age and the Arch of Janus from the later Empire.
In the 6th century the area became home to a Greek community from Byzantium,
who founded the churches of San Giorgio in Velabro and Santa Maria in Cosmedin.

8 Casa dei Crescenzi Key
This 11th-century building
used columns and capitals Suggested route
from ancient Roman temples.
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6Sant’Omobono
This 16th-century church stands
in isolation in the middle of an
important archaeological site.
The remains of sacrificial altars
and two temples from the 6th
century BC have been discovered.

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Tiber is called, means simply “broken bridge.”
Built in the 2nd century BC, its original name D E L L A B O C C A
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9 . Temples of the Forum Boarium The Fontana dei Tritoni by Carlo
The tiny round Temple of Hercules and its neighbor, the Bizzaccheri was built here in 1715. V I A D E L L A G R E C A
Temple of Portunus, are the best preserved of Rome’s The style shows the powerful
Republican temples. influence of Bernini.

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