Posted on 10/11/2012 2:55:00 PM PDT by DogByte6RER
Spot Where Julius Caesar Was Stabbed Discovered
Archaeologists believe they have found the first physical evidence of the spot where Julius Caesar died, according to a new Spanish National Research Council report.
Caesar, the head of the Roman Republic, was stabbed to death by a group of rival Roman senators on March 14, 44 B.C, the Ides of March. The assassination is well-covered in classical texts, but until now, researchers had no archaeological evidence of the place where it happened.
Now, archaeologists have unearthed a concrete structure nearly 10 feet wide and 6.5 feet tall (3 meters by 2 meters) that may have been erected by Caesar's successor to condemn the assassination. The structure is at the base of the Curia, or Theater, of Pompey, the spot where classical writers reported the stabbing took place.
Archaeologists believe they have found the first physical evidence of the spot where Julius Caesar died, according to a new Spanish National Research Council report.
Caesar, the head of the Roman Republic, was stabbed to death by a group of rival Roman senators on March 14, 44 B.C, the Ides of March. The assassination is well-covered in classical texts, but until now, researchers had no archaeological evidence of the place where it happened.
Now, archaeologists have unearthed a concrete structure nearly 10 feet wide and 6.5 feet tall (3 meters by 2 meters) that may have been erected by Caesar's successor to condemn the assassination.
(Excerpt) Read more at livescience.com ...
This is the monumental complex in Torre Argentina (Rome), where Julius Caesar was stabbed. CREDIT: Antonio Monterroso/CSIC
Not statute of limitations. Maybe they can still convict. They need to get the crime scene team out there.
CSI Roma.
There’s really nothing to it. It was just the result of a spontaneous demonstration.
The Ides of March is the 15th (not the 14th) of that month. It’s a petty thing, I know, but ignorance is annoying.
Et tu, Brute?
Caesar was stabbed with a salad fork.
So the small foundation center left...is that a Little Caesar’s?
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Julius Caesar’s cremation spot:
http://www.google.com/search?q=julius+caesar’s+cremation+spot&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&tbm=isch
place is kind of run down.
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