Rostra Augusti (Rome)
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The Rostra, located in the Roman Forum, was the platform beside the Curia from which orators spoke to the assembled people. Its name was taken from the bronze ships' beaks (rostrum) that decorated the front (some of the first of which, were taken from the victories in the battles of Anzio against the Volscians and Mylae in 260 BC), their supporting vertical slots and large dowel holes still to be seen. The Rostra was planned by Caesar but given its final form by Octavian (later Augustus) in 42 BC. It was here that Mark Antony delivered his funeral speech for Caesar, and here that the Triumvirs proscribed Cicero and other political foes.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rostra
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Coordinates: 41°53'33"N 12°29'4"E
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