Milliarium Aureum

The Milliarium Aureum, or the "Golden Milestone," was a monument, probably of marble or gilded bronze, erected by the Emperor Augustus near the Temple of Saturn in the central of Ancient Rome.
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  • Memorial
  • …is also known as “Miliarum Aureum”
  • Description: monument, probably of marble or gilded bronze, erected by the Emperor Caesar Augustus near the Temple of Saturn in the central Forum of Ancient Rome

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Basilica Julia and Arch of Septimius Severus.

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The was a civil basilica in the .

Monument
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The at the northwestern end…

Archaeological site
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The or Temple of Divus Iulius, also… is situated 150 metres southeast of Milliarium Aureum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Capitoline Hill and Palatine Hill.

Locality
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The Capitolium or , between the …

Locality
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The , which is the centremost of the…

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The district is the heart of ancient and the Roman Empire.

Milliarium Aureum

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Latitude
41.89258° or 41° 53′ 33″ north
Longitude
12.48438° or 12° 29′ 4″ east
Open location code
8FHJVFVM+2Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 131557543
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q916963

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Ukrainian—“Milliarium Aureum” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Miliarium Aureum”
  • Belarusian: “Milliarium Aureum”
  • Bulgarian: “Милиариум Ауреум”
  • Catalan: “Mil·liari d’Or”
  • Chinese: “金色里程碑”
  • Dutch: “Milliarium Aureum”
  • French: “Milliaire d’or”
  • German: “Miliarium Aureum”
  • German: “Milliarium Aureum”
  • Greek: “Milliarium Aureum”
  • Italian: “Miliario aureo”
  • Italian: “Miliario Aureo”
  • Japanese: “黄金の里程標”
  • Latin: “Miliarium Aureum”
  • Macedonian: “Milliarium Aureum”
  • Macedonian: “Златен милјоказ”
  • Macedonian: “Миариум Ауреум”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Milliarium Aureum”
  • Norwegian: “Milliarium Aureum”
  • Polish: “Milliarium Aureum”
  • Portuguese: “Miliário Dourado”
  • Romanian: “Miliarium Aureum”
  • Romanian: “Milliarium Aureum”
  • Russian: “Milliarium Aureum”
  • Serbian: “Златни миљоказ”
  • Slovenian: “Milliarium Aureum”
  • Spanish: “Miliario aureo”
  • Spanish: “Miliario áureo”
  • Spanish: “Miliario de oro”
  • Swedish: “Milliarium Aureum”
  • Ukrainian: “Milliarium Aureum”
  • Ukrainian: “Золотий міліарій”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Column of Phoca and Base di Costanzo II.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Ara di Saturno and Portico degli Dei Consenti.

Rome: Highlights

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