Rostra Augusti

Historiae Romanae

Cassius Dio

His funeral, in spite of the time that had elapsed since his death, was carried out as follows. In the Roman Forum a wooden platform was constructed hard by the marble rostra, ... .

Reprinted by permission of the publishers and the Trustees of the Loeb Classical Library from Cassius Dio: Roman History (Volume IX. Books 71-80), Loeb Classical Library Vol. 177, translated by Earnest Carey, Herbert B. Foster, Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, © 1927, by the President and Fellows of Harvard College. The Loeb Classical Library ® is a registered trademark of the President and Fellows of Harvard College.

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

Epitome de Caesaribus, 19
Sex. Aurelius Victor

Historiae Romanae, 56.34.4
Cassius Dio

Historiae Romanae, 62.4.3
Cassius Dio

Historiae Romanae, 43.49.1
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