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Roma. Rupe Tarpea [Rome. Tarpeian Rock]; verso: [divided back, no message]
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Item Details
Public
Available to everyone
Culture
Italian
Title
Roma. Rupe Tarpea [Rome. Tarpeian Rock]; verso: [divided back, no message]
overall
recto
Work Type
Picture postcard
Date
ca. 1907-1914 (publication date)
Material
cardstock
paper
Measurements
9 x 14 cm (3.54 x 5.51 inches) approximately
Description
The Tarpeian Rock was a steep cliff of the southern summit of the Capitoline Hill, overlooking the Roman Forum in Ancient Rome. It was used during the Roman Republic as an execution site. Murderers, traitors, perjurors, and larcenous slaves, if convicted by the quaestores parricidii, were flung from the cliff to their deaths, as were the disabled and mentally ill. The cliff was about 25 meters (80 ft) tall.
Repository
Trinity College, Watkinson Library (Hartford, Connecticut, USA)
Accession Number
Box 16.126-13
ID Number
538818
Source
Trinity College Library
Vendor: Trinity College Watkinson Library
Rights
This digital collection and its contents are made available by Trinity College Library for limited non-commercial, educational and personal use only. For other uses, or for additional information regarding the collection, contact the staff of Watkinson Library (www.watkinsonlibrary.org).
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File Properties
File Name
538818.jpg
SSID
8592875

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