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.
Tarpeian Rock
Musées pertinents
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Ara Pacis Museum
Ara Pacis Museum
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Rome, Vatican Museums
Rome, Vatican Museums
VA, Vatican City -
Rome, Museo nazionale della civiltà romana
Rome, Museo nazionale della civiltà romana
Italie, Rome -
Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek
Collection of ancient manuscripts, including papyri, ostraca, and the Peutinger Map
Autriche, Vienna -
Paris, Louvre
Paris, Louvre
France, Paris -
Prefectural Museum of Antiquities (Rouen)
Prefectural Museum of Antiquities (Rouen)
France, Rouen
Sites à proximité
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Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus
Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus
Italie, Rome -
Area sacra di Sant'Omobono
Area sacra di Sant'Omobono
Italie, Rome -
Rome
OmnesViae import TPPlace1203
Italie, Rome -
Insula Volusiana
urban insula in the Forum Boarium
Italie, Rome