De Verborum Significatu
Paulus Diaconus
Curtilacum appellatur a Curtio, qui eo loco in profundissimum se ob salutem Romani populi proiecit hiatum.
The Lacus Curtius is named for Curtius, who threw himself into a very deep chasm in that place, for the sake of the safety of the Roman people.
Translation by Jane W. Crawford, © 2001.
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