Comitium
Sign in to saveThe Comitium () was the original open-air public meeting space of Ancient Rome, and had major religious and prophetic significance. The name comes from the Latin word for "assembly". The Comitium location at the northwest corner of the Roman Forum was later lost in the city's growth and development, but was rediscovered and excavated by archaeologists at the turn of the twentieth century. Some of Rome's earliest monuments, including the speaking platform known as the Rostra, the Columna Maenia, the Graecostasis, and the Tabula Valeria, were part of or associated with the Comitium.
Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Comitium
- Ancient site.image
- The Comitium as recently excavated.jpg
- Ancient site.caption
- Archaeological drawing of the excavations of the Comitium in 1899. This is the current level exposed today.
- Ancient site.location
- Regione VIII Forum Romanum
- Ancient site.built
- 7-4th century BC
- Ancient site.builder
- Tullus Hostilius/Julius Caesar
- Ancient site.type
- Forum (Roman)
- Ancient site.map_dot_label
- Comitium
- Ancient site.map_label_position
- bottom
- Ancient site.map_type
- Italy Rome Antiquity
- Ancient site.map_overlay
- Roma Plan.jpg
- Ancient site.map_caption
- Shown within Augustan Rome
- Ancient site.map_size
- 270
- Ancient site.image_size
- 270
- Ancient site.mapframe frame width
- 270
- Ancient site.mapframe
- yes
- Ancient site.mapframe caption
- Click on the map for a fullscreen view
- Ancient site.mapframe zoom
- 12
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- archaeological site
- Country
- Italy
- Located in
- Rome
- Image
- Curia Hostilia, Comitium, Rostra and Lapis Niger layout.jpg
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- Commons category
- Comitium
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Article · Français
Dans la Rome antique, le Comitium (le mot latin comitium peut se traduire par « assemblée ») est un espace prévu pour les réunions publiques en plein air. La plupart des cités romaines disposent d'un comitium pour les réunions publiques, les élections, les conciles et les procès. Il s'agit d'un espace consacré (templum) car selon la tradition, toutes les décisions et lois qui n'ont pas été prises dans un espace consacré choisi par les augures sont considérées comme invalides. Les plus anciens monuments romains trouvés sur le Forum font partie ou sont étroitement associés au Comitium de Rome, comme le Lapis Niger, les Rostra Vetera, la colonne de Maenius, la Graecostasis ou encore la .
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