Umbilicus Urbis Romae (Navel or center of the city of Rome) (Rome)
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The Umbilicus Urbi of the City of Rome, the designated centre of the city from which and to which all distances in Rome and the Roman Empire were measured, is situated in the Roman Forum. It was built between the Basilica Aemilia, which pre-dates it, and the Basilica Julia, which does not, in the late Republican period. The Rostra, the platform from which orators addressed the Roman citizens, were built overlooking it.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umbilicus_urbis_romae
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Coordinates: 41°53'33"N 12°29'4"E
- Ancient Ostia (Ostia Antica) 23 km
- Hadrian's Villa 24 km
- Archaeological site of Carsulae 84 km
- Salona 374 km
- Site of the Ancient Roman City of Altinum 407 km
- Roman Rd Via Annia 410 km
- Roman Rd Via Cloudia Augusta 420 km
- Roman Rd Via Annia 422 km
- Virunum 557 km
- Viminacium 774 km
- Campitelli 0.3 km
- Palatine Hill 0.5 km
- Sant'Angelo 0.5 km
- The Jewish Ghetto 0.5 km
- Ripa 0.9 km
- Monti 1 km
- Caelian Hill 1.1 km
- Aventine Hill 1.2 km
- Rome historical centre 1.2 km
- Celio 1.6 km