Alternate names: Rostra Caesaris, Rostra Vandalica
The Rostra Augusti served as platform for speakers at public meetings and, in the time of Diocletian, for the display of honorary statues and five columns of pink granite. The middle column supported a statue of Jupiter; the other four were topped by statues of the tetrarchs. It had a semi-circular access staircase on the west; its eastern front was adorned with ships' prows and was revetted with Porta Santa marble. In the fifth century, several monuments were erected to the north of the Rostra Augusti and before the Arch of Septimius Severus commemorating Roman victories over the Goths and Vandals.
Speaker's platforms |
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