Roma. Rupe Tarpea [Rome. Tarpeian Rock]; verso: [divided back, no message]; overall; recto

@ Trinity College

Unknown (publisher, Italian), Italian

Description

The Tarpeian Rock was a steep cliff of the southern summit of the Capitoline Hill, overlooking the Roman Forum in Ancient Rome. It was used during the Roman Republic as an execution site. Murderers, traitors, perjurors, and larcenous slaves, if convicted by the quaestores parricidii, were flung from the cliff to their deaths, as were the disabled and mentally ill. The cliff was about 25 meters (80 ft) tall.

Type:

Image

Format:

9 X 14 Cm (3.54 X 5.51 Inches) Approximately Cardstock Paper Picture Postcard

Created Date:

Ca. 1907 1914 (Publication Date)

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