Tarpeian Rock
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Tarpeian Rock
1600–10; < Latin ( mōns ) Tarpēi ( us ) Tarpeian (hill) + -an
Example Sentences
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Roman trumpet with the rattle of the sistrum, chased the Liburnian prow with a poled barge, spread her foul mosquito nets over the Tarpeian Rock, and gave judgements among Marius’ weapons and statues.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Someone looking for bad omens might have found one in the name of the hill where it’s built, Roca Tarpeya; the Tarpeian Rock was an execution ground in ancient Rome.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 15, 2017
I then went to look at the Tarpeian Rock, but the accumulation of earth has diminished its height—there is the Rock, but in a very obscure hole.
From The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. I by Reeve, Henry
On Wednesday called on Bunsen, the Prussian Minister, who lives at the top of the Tarpeian Rock, in a house commanding one of the best views of Rome.
From The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. I by Reeve, Henry
A temple to Mars was built, and an immense amphitheatre was erected at the foot of the Tarpeian Rock.
From Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D. by Pennell, Robert Franklin
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