Rostra Augusti

Epitome de Caesaribus

Sex. Aurelius Victor

Hoc tempore Niger Pescennius apud Antiochiam, in Pannoniae Sabaria Septimius Severus creantur Augusti. Ab hoc Severo Iulianus in abditas palatii balneas ductus extenta damnatorum modo cervice decollatur caputque eius in rostris ponitur.

At this time Niger Pescennius in Antioch and Septimius Severus in Sabaria of Panonia were made Emperors. Julianus, led into the secret baths of the palace by this Severus, was beheaded, with his neck stretched out in the manner of criminals, and his head was placed on the Rostra.

Translation by Jane W. Crawford, © 2001.

Texts

De Constantia, 1.3
L. Annaeus Seneca (Seneca)

De Vita Caesarum, 100.3
C. Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius)

Divus Claudius, 3.5
Scriptores Historiae Augustae

Historiae Romanae, 43.49.1
Cassius Dio

Historiae Romanae, 56.34.4
Cassius Dio

Historiae Romanae, 75.4.2
Cassius Dio

Historiae Romanae, 62.4.3
Cassius Dio

Naturalis Historia, 34.93
C. Plinius Caecilius (Pliny the Elder)

Rostra Augusti
Richardson, L. jr

Images

Close-up of Eastern Side and Rostrate Front
Overhead View of Extant Remains
Plan View of Archaeological Remains
View of Extant Remains
View of Foundation from the North
View of Foundation, Looking North