The Tarpeian Rock (Tarpeius mons) is a steep rocky cliff on the south side of the Capitoline Hill in Rome. Certain adjudicated criminals were tossed from the Tarpeian Rock to their deaths in antiquity. According to Varro, Tarpeius mons may be the earliest name of the Capitoline Hill.
Location:
- Italy, Rome
- geo:41.891502,12.482304
- Location ± 0-5 m.
Period or year:
- -800? / unknown
Class:
- Grave or burial field
- visible
Identifiers:
- vici:place=100953
Annotations
Relevant museums
Ara Pacis Museum
Ara Pacis Museum
Rome, Vatican Museums
Rome, Vatican Museums
Rome, Museo nazionale della civiltà romana
Rome, Museo nazionale della civiltà romana - Pigorini National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography.
Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
Collection of ancient manuscripts, including papyri, ostraca, and the Peutinger Map
Paris, Louvre
Paris, Louvre
Prefectural Museum of Antiquities (Rouen)
Prefectural Museum of Antiquities (Rouen)
Nearby
Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus
Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus
Area sacra di Sant'Omobono
Area sacra di Sant'Omobono
Rome
OmnesViae import TPPlace1203