Lacus Curtius

Lacus Curtius-01

Sources

AdR Tav.26

Timeline

  • c. 362 BCE: Monument is created, according to the literary sources
  • 184 BCE: First paving phase
  • 78-74 BCE: Second paving phase
  • 12 BCE: Third paving phase
  • 203 CE: Fourth paving phase

Physical evidence

  • Cappellaccio foundation with tufa blocks
  • As a unit, the top portion seems to have faced the northwest

Literary sources

  • Dion. Hal. 2.42, 16.11
  • Liv. 1.12.9, 6.6.1-6
  • Plaut. Curc. 477
  • Plut. Rom. 18
  • Val. Max. 5.6.2
  • Var. ling. 5.148, 5.150