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    The Lacus Curtius ("Lake Curtius") was a pit or pool in the ground in the Forum Romanum. The area where the Forum would later be built was originally likely...
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    In Roman mythology, the Battle of the Lacus Curtius was the final battle in the war between the Roman Kingdom and the Sabines following Rome's mass abduction...
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  • spelling of "LacusCurtius" is as a single CamelCase word, with no space; the idea was to avoid interfering with searches for the original Lacus Curtius in ancient...
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    Rome. The Lacus Curtius in the Forum was supposedly built on the site of the pit, and receives its name from him. The story of Marcus Curtius, sacrificing...
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  • Martignano Lacus Curtius, a topographical feature in ancient Rome Lacus Juturnae, a spring and man-made religious structure in ancient Rome Lacus may also...
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  • rode his horse into the Lacus Curtius, which was then named after him Quintus Curtius Rufus, 1st century CE historian Curtius Rufus. 1st century CE politician...
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    In Roman mythology, Hersilia was a figure in the foundation myth of Rome. She is credited with ending the war between Rome and the Sabines. In some accounts...
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    Henry John. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-99080-7 – via LacusCurtius. Forum Romanum Index to Caesar's works online Archived 21 March 2008...
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    citadel, and fierce fighting ensued. The nearby Lacus Curtius is said to be named after Mettius Curtius, a Sabine warrior who plunged his horse into its...
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    ISBN 978-0-8142-0937-0. Pliny the Elder. Natural History. pp. xv.10.11. Lacus Curtius. Apicius. Carlton, Deb (2013). "Quince". In Cumo, Christopher (ed.)...
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    related to this article: Quintus Curtius Rufus Latin text of Curtius on LacusCurtius website. Latin text of Curtius. A slightly different version on the...
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    Classical Library translation by E.S. Forster, Bill Thayer's edition. Lacus Curtius website Latin and English texts of Florus's poems. Lacus Curtius website....
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    they took a wrong turn and arrived too late. He was killed near the Lacus Curtius. Vinius tried to run away, calling out that Otho had not ordered him...
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    "Plutarch • Life of Theseus". penelope.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 11 May 2023. "LacusCurtius • Greek Festivals — Ariadneia (Smith's Dictionary, 1875)". penelope.uchicago...
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    Curtia gens (redirect from Curtius (gens))
    water became known as the Lacus Curtius. In later times, the Lacus Curtius was drained and became part of the Roman Forum. Curtius' narrow escape is depicted...
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    Golden Bough Founding of Rome The Rape of the Sabine Women Battle of Lacus Curtius Objects Gubernaculum Pignora imperii Variations Gallo-Roman Mysteries...
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    Rom. 54‑55. Fast. p316 Praen. AR 1909, 76, p1; RE XII.812. From the Lacus Curtius website)Lares Permarini "Teatro Argentina | Rome, Italy Entertainment"...
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    Harvard University Press (published 1989). ISBN 978-0674993754 – via LacusCurtius. Dionysius of Halicarnassus (1950) [c. 30–10 BC]. Roman Antiquities....
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    Rome portal "Roman Military Equipment", Roman Shields (web museum) Lacus Curtius Online, University of Chicago for online translations of Plutarch, Polybius...
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    Golden Bough Founding of Rome The Rape of the Sabine Women Battle of Lacus Curtius Objects Gubernaculum Pignora imperii Variations Gallo-Roman Mysteries...
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    of the Roman Forum is another entrance, Lacus Curtius, where according to legend, a Roman soldier named Curtius, bravely rode his horse into the entrance...
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    grecques et romaines, Librairie Hachette et Cie., Paris, 1877‑1919.)". LacusCurtius. Retrieved 15 November 2015. Martin, James (11 April 2011). "Pots for...
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    University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989.Online version at the Lacus Curtius: Into the Roman World. Hesiod, The Homeric Hymns and Homerica with an...
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    Helmbold, Harvard University Press, 1962. ix. Lacus Curtius online text Isis and Osiris Lacus Curtius online text On the Face in the Moon Xenophontos...
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    University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989.Online version at the Lacus Curtius: Into the Roman World. Fowler, R. L. (2013), Early Greek Mythography:...
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    known as the Battle of the Lacus Curtius. The Roman advance was led by Hostus Hostilius, the Sabine defence by Mettus Curtius. Hostus fell in battle, and...
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    Pertinax, English translation at Lacus Curtius Herodian, History of the Roman Empire, English translation at Lacus Curtius Cassius Dio, Roman History, Book...
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    William Heinemann (London). Cassius Dio (1917). Roman History (Thayer Lacus Curtius). Vol. VI Book LV. Loeb Classical Library. Velleius Paterculus, Roman...
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    Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, Bill Thayer's edition at LacusCurtius online; also P.A. Brunt, "Nobilitas and novitas," Journal of Roman Studies...
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  • Translated by White, Horace. Cambridge: Harvard University Press – via LacusCurtius. Cicero (2001) [1st century BC]. Letters to Friends. Loeb Classical Library...
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