Rostres
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The Rostra () was a large platform built in the city of Rome that stood during the republican and imperial periods. Speakers would stand on the rostra and face the north side of the Comitium towards the senate house and deliver orations to those assembled in between. It is often referred to as a suggestus or tribunal, the first form of which dates back to the Roman Kingdom, the Vulcanal.
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- Instance of
- archaeological site
- Country
- Italy
- Located in
- Rome
- Image
- Rostra foro romano.JPG
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- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons category
- Rostra (Rome)
- culture
- Ancient Rome
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Les Rostres (rostra, pluriel du latin rostrum) sont, dans la Rome antique, des tribunes aux harangues qui, depuis 338 avant notre ère, servent aux magistrats et aux orateurs pour s'adresser aux assemblées et à la foule.
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