Arch of Constantine in 2016, and the remains of Meta Sudans in about 1920-30. Rome

The Meta Sudans (Latin: "sweating turning post") was a large monumental conical fountain in ancient Rome. The remains you can see in this photo were demolished in 1936.

The Meta Sudans was built some time between 89 and 96 under the Flavian emperors, a few years after the completion of the nearby Colosseum. It was built between the Colosseum and the Temple of Venus and Roma, close to the later Arch of Constantine

A meta was a tall conical object in a Roman circus that stood at either end of the central spina, around which racing chariots would turn. The Meta Sudans had the same shape, and also functioned as a similar kind of turning point, in that it marked the spot where a Roman triumphal procession would turn left from the via Triumphalis along the east side of the Palatine onto the via Sacra and into the Forum Romanum itself.

The Meta Sudans was built of a brick and concrete core, faced with marble. It seems to have "sweated" the water (sudans means "sweating"), rather than jetting it out the top.

The fountain was damaged in the Middle Ages, it already appears as a ruin in early views of the Colosseum. Photos from the end of the 19th century show a conical heap of bricks next to the Arch of Constantine. The ruins of Meta Sudans survived until the 20th century. In 1936 Benito Mussolini had its remains demolished and paved over to make room for the new traffic circle around the Colosseum

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_Sudans

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La Meta Sudans fue una fuente monumental de la Antigua Roma, situada entre la base del Coloso de Nerón y el Arco de Constantino justo al lado del Coliseoconstruida por el emperador Domiciano entre el 89 y el 96.

La fuente tenía la forma de un cilindro rematado por un cono cuyo núcleo de hormigón se levantaba originalmente a más de 17 metros, si bien en 1936, cuando se demolió, tenía una altura mayor a 9 metros. Esta estructura fue derribada por Mussolini con el objeto de crear una carretera que bordease el Coliseo.

(Extraído de Wikipedia)
es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_Sudans

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Taken on: December 12, 2017

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