The Suburra, or Subura was a vast and populous neighborhood of Ancient Rome, located below the Murus Terreus on the Carinae and stretching on the slopes of the Quirinal and Viminal hills up to the offshoots of the Esquiline.
Via Baccina with the Wall of Suburra, Arco dei Pantani and the Temple of Mars Ultor
Via in Selci, following the route of the former Clivus Suburanus
The Wall of Suburra and Arco dei Pantani (1880 ca.)
The Argiletum was a street in ancient Rome, which crossed the popular district of Suburra up to the Roman Forum, along the route of the current Via Leonina and Via della Madonna dei Monti.
View of the Curia Julia, with the remains of the Argiletum, beneath Medieval layers, in the foreground.