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432 PORTUS XYSTI—PRATA NERONIS
Portus Xysti : a warehouse of unknown use and location that is mentioned
only in the Codex Theodosianus (xiii. 3. 8), in connection with the archiatri.
Π oa-eiSwvLov : see Ara Neptuni.
Posterulae in Muro Aureliano : see Murus Aurelianus.
Praedia Galbana : the district occupied by the Horrea Galbae (q.v.).
This name occurs only once, in an inscription (CIL vi. 30983) of the
second century a.d. (BC 1885, 51-53; Bull. d. Inst. 1885, 137; NS
1885, 157).
Praefectura Urbana : the general offices of the Praefectus urbi during
the empire, which consisted of at least three parts—the scrinia or
archives (Hist. Aug. Aur. 9), the secretarizim or prefect’s office, and the
tribunalia, where he rendered his decisions. A restoration is recorded
in the fourth century by the prefect Junius Valerius Bellicius (CIL vi.
31959 ; NS 1897, 60). The secretarium was called tellurense, which
indicates that the building stood in Tellure, or in vico Tellurensi, near
the temple of Tellus (q.v.). No trace of the prefecture remains, but
the epigraphical evidence points to a site just west of the thermae
Traianae on the Esquiline, within the area now bounded by the Vie di
S. Pietro in Vincoli, della Polveriera and dei Serpenti (BC 1892, 19-37 J
Mitt. 1893, 298-302 ; RhM 1894, 629-630 ; NS 1922, 219 ; HJ 306-307 ;
cf. 329, n. 15). Adjacent to the praefectura was a porticus (BC 1891,
342-35θ),1 in which copies of the edicts preserved in the archives were set
up for inspection (cf. Porticus Thermarum Traianarum).
Praenestius Collis : a late name for the mons Caelius, occurring only
once in extant literature (Lydus, de mens. iv. 115 ; HJ 229 ; Wissowa,
Ges. Abh. 233). Like Tiburtius Collis (q.v.) it is derived from the name
of a gate (porta Praenestina) of the Aurelian wall, and is an antiquarian’s
invention.
Prata Flaminia : according to Livy (iii. 54. 15 ; 63. 7), an earlier name
of the district immediately to the west of the Capitoline hill, afterwards
called Circus Flaminius (q.v.), and thickly covered with public buildings
before they spread north into the campus Martius proper. It was
evidently equivalent to Campus Flaminius (q.v.), but the derivation of
the name, while probably connected with the gens Flaminia, is in dispute
(HJ 484-485 ; Gilbert iii. 66-69).
Prata Mucia : a plot of ground on the right bank of the river that was said
to have been given to Mucius Scaevola by the state in recognition of his
heroism in the war with Porsenna (Liv. ii. 13 ; Fest. 144 ; Dionys. v. 35 ;
de vir. ill. 12). The name was current in Augustus’ time, but the location
is unknown.
Prata Neronis : see Campus Neronis.
1 Cf. CIL vi. 31893
Portus Xysti : a warehouse of unknown use and location that is mentioned
only in the Codex Theodosianus (xiii. 3. 8), in connection with the archiatri.
Π oa-eiSwvLov : see Ara Neptuni.
Posterulae in Muro Aureliano : see Murus Aurelianus.
Praedia Galbana : the district occupied by the Horrea Galbae (q.v.).
This name occurs only once, in an inscription (CIL vi. 30983) of the
second century a.d. (BC 1885, 51-53; Bull. d. Inst. 1885, 137; NS
1885, 157).
Praefectura Urbana : the general offices of the Praefectus urbi during
the empire, which consisted of at least three parts—the scrinia or
archives (Hist. Aug. Aur. 9), the secretarizim or prefect’s office, and the
tribunalia, where he rendered his decisions. A restoration is recorded
in the fourth century by the prefect Junius Valerius Bellicius (CIL vi.
31959 ; NS 1897, 60). The secretarium was called tellurense, which
indicates that the building stood in Tellure, or in vico Tellurensi, near
the temple of Tellus (q.v.). No trace of the prefecture remains, but
the epigraphical evidence points to a site just west of the thermae
Traianae on the Esquiline, within the area now bounded by the Vie di
S. Pietro in Vincoli, della Polveriera and dei Serpenti (BC 1892, 19-37 J
Mitt. 1893, 298-302 ; RhM 1894, 629-630 ; NS 1922, 219 ; HJ 306-307 ;
cf. 329, n. 15). Adjacent to the praefectura was a porticus (BC 1891,
342-35θ),1 in which copies of the edicts preserved in the archives were set
up for inspection (cf. Porticus Thermarum Traianarum).
Praenestius Collis : a late name for the mons Caelius, occurring only
once in extant literature (Lydus, de mens. iv. 115 ; HJ 229 ; Wissowa,
Ges. Abh. 233). Like Tiburtius Collis (q.v.) it is derived from the name
of a gate (porta Praenestina) of the Aurelian wall, and is an antiquarian’s
invention.
Prata Flaminia : according to Livy (iii. 54. 15 ; 63. 7), an earlier name
of the district immediately to the west of the Capitoline hill, afterwards
called Circus Flaminius (q.v.), and thickly covered with public buildings
before they spread north into the campus Martius proper. It was
evidently equivalent to Campus Flaminius (q.v.), but the derivation of
the name, while probably connected with the gens Flaminia, is in dispute
(HJ 484-485 ; Gilbert iii. 66-69).
Prata Mucia : a plot of ground on the right bank of the river that was said
to have been given to Mucius Scaevola by the state in recognition of his
heroism in the war with Porsenna (Liv. ii. 13 ; Fest. 144 ; Dionys. v. 35 ;
de vir. ill. 12). The name was current in Augustus’ time, but the location
is unknown.
Prata Neronis : see Campus Neronis.
1 Cf. CIL vi. 31893