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Murus Romuli

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Anika Campbell

Contributors: R. Scott Smith, Greta Hawes, Tom Elliott, Jeffrey Becker

Last modified Mar 25, 2026 10:22 AM — History

"Murus Romuli" refers to a fortification wall alleged to have surrounded the Palatine Hill in Rome, Italy. Legendary tradition claims it was built by the founder-hero Romulus during the eighth century BCE. The historicity of the wall remains hotly debated.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/698502930

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
41.8893064, 12.4871093

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Geographic Names:
- murus romuli (Latin, AD 2000 - AD 2099)
- τεῖχος Ῥωμύλου (teichos Romulou: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)

Murus Romuli makes connections with:

Murus Romuli located at Palatinus Mons (750 BC - 550 BC)
Murus Romuli located at Roma (unspecified date range)

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Place type:
wall (of a city), city wall

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Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Anika Campbell, R. Scott Smith, Greta Hawes, Tom Elliott, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Murus Romuli: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/698502930> [accessed: 19 May 2026]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/698502930 |title=Places: 698502930 (Murus Romuli) |author=Campbell, A. |accessdate=May 19, 2026 3:42 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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