Arco di Giano
Arco di Giano is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. Colle Iano stands 938 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Arco degli Argentari, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
The Arch of Janus is the only quadrifrons triumphal arch preserved in Rome. It was set up in the early 4th century AD at a crossroads at the northeastern limit of the Forum Boarium, close to the Velabrum, over the Cloaca Maxima drain that went from the Forum to the River Tiber. The significance of the arch is poorly understood: it is thought to have been a boundary marker rather than a triumphal arch. An alternative view is that it was built to provide shelter for the traders at the Forum Boarium cattle market. Some researchers believe it was dedicated to Constantine I or Constantius II and was known as the Arch of the deified Constantine. It is 16 meters high and 12 meters wide; it was originally higher, but the attic storey was removed in 1830 in the erroneous belief it was all medieval. Its modern name probably dates from the Renaissance or later, and was not used to describe it in classical antiquity. The name is derived from the structure's four-fronted, four-arched configuration. The ancient Roman god Janus (Ianus Quadrifons), was sometimes depicted with four faces and there are Janus-related structures mentioned in historic descriptions of ancient Rome. Each pier of the arch has two rows of three niches. It seems logical that statues would have filled these 48 niches but none has been identified. The keystone at the apex of the central arch on the north side is thought to depict Minerva, although others believe it may be Palladium.
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Wikidata Q580555, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- C4
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Arco degli Argentari: 0.0 mi
- Tempio della Speranza (?): 0.2 mi
- Tempio di Giunone Sospita: 0.2 mi
- rilievo di Asclepio: 0.2 mi
- Portico degli Dei Consenti: 0.2 mi
- Tempio di Portuno: 0.1 mi
- La testa di San Valentino: 0.1 mi
- Tempio di Ercole Vincitore: 0.1 mi
- Templi dell'Area Sacra di Sant'Omobono: 0.1 mi
- Cloaca Máxima: 0.1 mi
- Bocca della Verità: 0.1 mi
- Statua colossale di Costantino: 0.2 mi
- Statua equestre di Marco Aurelio: 0.2 mi
- Minerva: 0.3 mi
- Tevere: 0.3 mi
- Foro Boario: 0.1 mi
- Belvedere Tarpeo: 0.2 mi
- Giardino Antonio Maccanico: 0.2 mi
- Giardino Piero Piccioni: 0.4 mi
- Parco di San Alessio: 0.5 mi
- Casa di Augusto: 0.1 mi
- Museo della Cucina e Biblioteca: 0.2 mi
- Museo Ebraico di Roma: 0.3 mi
- Presepio monumemtale napoletano del '700: 0.3 mi
- Sacrario delle Bandiere delle Forze Armate: 0.4 mi
- Aventino: 0.4 mi
- Celio: 0.7 mi
- Colle Vaticano: 1.9 mi
- Monte Ciocci: 2.5 mi
- Monte Mario: 2.9 mi
- Villa Aldobrandini: 0.6 mi
- Chiostro della cisterna: 0.7 mi
- Giardino Romano Radici: 0.7 mi
- Giardino del Quirinale: 0.8 mi
- Cortile degli Aranci: 0.8 mi
- Le Palme: 12.7 mi
- Bau Beach: 15.7 mi
- Spiaggia dei gabbiani: 19.4 mi
- Malibù: 20.9 mi
- Spiaggia libera: 22.7 mi
- Cascata fosso Marrana: 4.6 mi
- Cascata della Mola di Veio: 10.4 mi
- Cascata del fosso degli Olmetti: 10.7 mi
- Cascata di San Bartolomeo: 12.3 mi
- Pisciacavallo: 12.9 mi
- Parco Agricolo di Casal del Marmo: 5.7 mi
- Monumento Naturale Parco della Cellulosa: 6.6 mi
- Riserva Naturale della Marcigliana: 9.2 mi
- Monumento Naturale di Galeria Antica: 13.2 mi
- Oasi WWF di Macchiagrande: 14.2 mi
- Sorgente (non potabile): 13.6 mi
- Acqua Acetosa: 13.6 mi
- Fonte Levinosa: 21.1 mi
- Fonte di Virginio: 21.6 mi
- Fontanile delle Zinne: 22.0 mi
- Rupe Tarpea: 0.2 mi
- Rupe del Parco Brin: 1.9 mi
- Rupe del Lotto 6: 2.0 mi
- Rupe sinistra delle Rocce di San Paolo: 2.0 mi
- Falesia Ciampino: 8.4 mi
- Lago Bullicante Ex Snia: 3.0 mi
- Area Picnic 1: 10.3 mi
- Area Picnic 2: 10.5 mi
- Area attrezzata Tuscolo: 12.9 mi
- Le Scampagnate di Sbardella Giuliano: 13.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Arco di Giano. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colle Iano | ESE 123° | 938 m | 15.7 mi |
| Monte Vescovo | SE 126° | 822 m | 15.8 mi |
| Monte Ara | SE 124° | 782 m | 15.0 mi |
| Monte Salomone | ESE 116° | 778 m | 14.5 mi |
| la Montagnola | ESE 115° | 736 m | 13.8 mi |
| Trinità SS in Algido | ESE 115° | 710 m | 14.9 mi |
| Colle Tondo | ESE 121° | 686 m | 15.1 mi |
| Monte Tuscolo | ESE 118° | 670 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:15 | 17:45 | 18:22 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:07 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 15:58 | 16:43 |
Local time (Europe/Rome).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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