Terrace and altar of M. Nonius Balbus
sanctuary · 330 BC – 2100 AD
Marcus Nonius Balbus of Nuceria was an important civic patron of Herculaneum. Balbus was a praetor and proconsul of Crete and Cyrene and served as tribune of the plebs in 32 B.C. This architectural complex near the Suburban Baths included the terrace as well as an honorific statue and altar.
- Coordinates
- 40.80533, 14.34665
- Also known as
- Ara of Marco Nonio Balbo (en), Ara of Marco Nonio Balbo (en)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
- Wikidata · CC0 1.0Wikidata (CC0)