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Rostra

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Anika Campbell

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

Last modified Mar 25, 2026 10:50 AM — History

A large platform erected in the Forum Romanum for senators to deliver orations to a crowd.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/796942355

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
41.8926022856, 12.4846422909

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Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Rostra Vetera (30 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Rostra (Latin, 30 BC - AD 300)
- βῆμα (bema: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)

Rostra makes connections with:

Rostra located in Forum Romanum (unspecified date range)

Rostra receives connections from:

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Place type:
platform

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Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Anika Campbell, R. Scott Smith, Greta Hawes, Tom Elliott, Brady Kiesling, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Rostra: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/796942355> [accessed: 12 September 2026]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/796942355 |title=Places: 796942355 (Rostra) |author=Campbell, A. |accessdate=September 12, 2026 9:49 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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