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Murus Terreus Carinarum

a Pleiades place resource

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An early earthwork at Rome described by Varro, the Murus Terreus may have been part of the so-called Servian Wall. It was likely located on the Oppian Hill, between the Subura and the Carinae.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/987812398

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
41.893413, 12.496541

Locations:

None

Names:

Geographic Names:
- terreus murus (Latin, 30 BC - AD 300)

Murus Terreus Carinarum makes connections with:

Murus Terreus Carinarum located at Oppius Mons (unspecified date range)
Murus Terreus Carinarum located at Roma (unspecified date range)

Murus Terreus Carinarum receives connections from:

None

Place type:
earthwork

References:

Evidence:

Varro LL (Goetz; PHI) 5.48.5

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Related:

Wikidata Murus Terreus (Q18378374)

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Murus Terreus Carinarum: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/987812398> [accessed: 19 May 2026]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/987812398 |title=Places: 987812398 (Murus Terreus Carinarum) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=May 19, 2026 3:38 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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