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Lacus Juturnae
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The Lacus Iuturnae, or Lacus Juturnae or Spring of Juturna, is the name of a formal pool built by the Romans near a spring or well in the Roman Forum.[1][2][3] The pool was part of a shrine dedicated to the water nymph Juturna, and the name Lacus Iuturnae is also used for the spring and the shrine, both next to the pool.[4][5]
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![]() The aedicula and marble altar of the Lacus Iuturnae. | |
Location | Regione VIII Forum Romanum |
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Coordinates | 41°53′31″N 12°29′9″E |
Type | fountain |
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The site was initially excavated by Giacomo Boni in the early twentieth century. Excavations from the 1980s onwards were supervised by Eva Margareta Steinby.[2]