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Umbilicus Romae
A monument, analogous to a Greek omphalos, to the northwest of the Rostra Augusti near the Arch of Septiumius Severus which symbolized the center of the city of Rome.
Reconstructed state: Building as first dedicated on site

Bibliography

Adam, J.-P. (1994), Roman Building: Material and Techniques. New York: Routledge.

Giuliani, C.F. Verduchi, P. (1987), L'Area Centrale del Foro Romano. Florence: Leo S. Olschki Editore.

Nash, E. (1981), "Umbilicus Romae," in Pictorial Dictionary of Ancient Rome, vol. 2. New York: Hacker Art Books, 484-486.

Richardson, L. (1992), "Umbilicus Romae," in A New Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 404.

Steinby, E.M. (1995), "Umbilicus Romae," in Lexicon Topographicum Urbis Romae, vol. 2. Rome: Quasar, 95-96.

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