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Atrium sutorium ("hall of the shoemakers") is the name of a building of ancient Rome connected with the ritual of the Tubilustrium.[1]

The Atrium sutorium was the location in which the military trumpets (tubae) were purified for the upcoming season of campaigns, according to Varro [2]

Richardson speculates that the Vicus Sandalarius ("street of the sandal-makers") is one possible location for the now-lost structure, given that both toponyms relate to shoes.[1] A likely location for the Atrium sutorium is along the Argiletum, perhaps in a position later occupied by the Forum Transitorium.

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  1. ^ a b L. Richardson, jr (1 October 1992). A New Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome. JHU Press. pp. 42–. ISBN 978-0-8018-4300-6.
  2. ^ Varro Lingua Latina 6.14.9 http://latin.packhum.org/loc/684/1/0#23
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Category:Topography of ancient Rome