Comitium
The Comitium was the original open-air public meeting space of Ancient Rome, and had major religious and prophetic significance. The name comes from the Latin word for "assembly".| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Basilica Julia and Temple of Caesar.
Basilica Julia
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The Basilica Julia was a civil basilica in the Roman Forum. Construction began under Julius Caesar in 46 BCE and was completed by Augustus, who ultimately dedicated the basilica to Gaius and Lucius Caesar in 12 CE.
Temple of Caesar
Archaeological site
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The Temple of Caesar or Temple of Divus Iulius, also known as Temple of the Deified Julius Caesar, delubrum, heroon or Temple of the Comet Star, was an ancient structure in the Roman Forum of Rome, Italy, located near the Regia and the Temple of Vesta. Temple of Caesar is situated 110 metres southeast of Comitium.
Arch of Septimius Severus
Monument
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The Arch of Septimius Severus at the northwestern end of the Roman Forum is a white marble triumphal arch dedicated in 203 AD to commemorate the Parthian victories of Emperor Septimius Severus and his two sons, Caracalla and Geta, in the two campaigns against the Parthians of 194-195 and 197–199.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capitoline Hill and Palatine Hill.
Capitoline Hill
Locality
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The Capitolium or Capitoline Hill, between the Forum and the Campus Martius, is one of the Seven Hills of Rome. The hill was earlier known as Mons Saturnius, dedicated to the god Saturn.
Palatine Hill
Locality
Photo: Lil Herodotus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Palatine Hill, which relative to the seven hills of Rome is the centremost, is one of the most ancient parts of the city; it has been called "the first nucleus of the Roman Empire".
Colosseo
Photo: Paolostefano1412, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Colosseo district is the heart of ancient Rome and the Roman Empire. It has the Colosseum, the Forum, and the Capitoline Museum.
Comitium
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: original open-air public meeting space of Ancient Rome
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Municipio Roma I, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Comitium” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Comitium”
- Bosnian: “Comitium”
- Bulgarian: “Комитиум”
- Bulgarian: “Комиций”
- Catalan: “Comitium”
- Croatian: “Comitium”
- Danish: “Comitium”
- Dutch: “Comitium”
- French: “Comitium”
- Georgian: “კომიციუმი”
- German: “Comitium”
- Italian: “Comitium”
- Italian: “Comizi”
- Italian: “comizio”
- Italian: “Comizio”
- Japanese: “コミティウム”
- Latin: “Comitium”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Comitium”
- Norwegian: “Comitium”
- Polish: “Comitium”
- Portuguese: “Comício”
- Portuguese: “Comitium”
- Russian: “Комиций”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Comitium”
- Slovenian: “Comitium”
- Spanish: “Comitium”
- Swedish: “Comitium”
- Ukrainian: “Коміцій”
- Ukrainian: “Коміціум”
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