Forum Clodii

Forum Clodii, is a post station on the Via Clodia, about 23 miles (37 km) northwest of Rome (not 32 miles as in the Antonine Itinerary), situated above the western bank of the Lacus Sabatinus (now known as Lake Bracciano), and connected with the Via Cassia at Vacanae by a branch road which ran round the north side of the lake.^[1] The site is marked by the church of Saints Marcus, Marcianus and Liberatus, which was founded in the 8th or 9th century AD. Inscriptions mentioning the Foro Clodienses have come to light on the spot; and an inscription of the Augustan period, which probably stood over the door of a villa, calls the place Pausilypon—a name justified by the beauty of the site.

References

↑ Ann. Inst., 1859, 43.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Forum Clodii". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. This work in turn cites:
- Notizie degli scavi (1889), 5.
- D. Vaglieri, ibid. (1895), 342.

Coordinates: 42°07′20″N 12°10′29″E / 42.12222°N 12.17472°E / 42.12222; 12.17472

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