Saxa Rubra

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: L. Quilici, S. Quilici Gigli

Contributors: R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker

Last modified Feb 22, 2026 09:34 PM — History

Saxa Rubra (modern Grottarossa) is the name of a road station on the Via Flaminia, nine Roman miles from the center of ancient Rome. It was at Saxa Rubra that Constantine I defeated Maxentius in A.D. 312.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/423061

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
41.9730683555, 12.4799626394

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Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM Location: modern neighborhood of Grottarossa (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

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Geographic Names:
- Adrvbras (Ad rubras: Latin, AD 300 - AD 640)
- Saxa rubra (Saxa Rubra: Latin, 30 BC - AD 300)
Associated Modern Names:
- Grottarossa (Italian, AD 1900 - AD 2099)

Saxa Rubra makes connections with:

Saxa Rubra located on Via Flaminia (330 BC - AD 640)

Saxa Rubra receives connections from:

None

Place type:
station (road or coastal)

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Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 43 B2 Saxa Rubra

Details:

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Grottarossa

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Suggested citation:
L. Quilici, S. Quilici Gigli, R. Talbert, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Saxa Rubra: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/423061> [accessed: 18 May 2026]

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