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Umbilicus urbis Romae

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Jeffrey Becker

Contributors: Brady Kiesling

Last modified Mar 25, 2026 10:36 AM — History

The remains of a monument marking the symbolic navel of the city of Rome that dates to the reign of Septimius Severus.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/225909940

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
41.8927213487, 12.4845886669

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Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Umbilicus Urbis Romae (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

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Geographic Names:
- Umbilicus urbis Romae (Latin, unspecified date range)

Umbilicus urbis Romae makes connections with:

Umbilicus urbis Romae located at Forum Romanum (unspecified date range)
Umbilicus urbis Romae part of (analytical) Regio VIII (Forum Romanum) (unspecified date range)
Umbilicus urbis Romae located at Roma (unspecified date range)

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Place type:
monument

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Wikidata Umbilicus urbis Romae (Q205840)

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, and Brady Kiesling, 'Umbilicus urbis Romae: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/225909940> [accessed: 19 May 2026]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/225909940 |title=Places: 225909940 (Umbilicus urbis Romae) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=May 19, 2026 2:05 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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