Tarpeian Rock
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The '''Tarpeian Rock''' ([[Latin]], ''Rupes Tarpeia'' or ''Saxum Tarpeum'') 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. [[Murder]]ers, [[treason|traitors]], [[Perjury|perjurors]], and larcenous [[slave]]s, if convicted by the ''quaestores parricidii'', were flung from the cliff to their deaths. Those who had a mental or significant physical [[disability]] also suffered the same fate as they were thought to have been cursed by the gods. | The '''Tarpeian Rock''' ([[Latin]], ''Rupes Tarpeia'' or ''Saxum Tarpeum'') 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. [[Murder]]ers, [[treason|traitors]], [[Perjury|perjurors]], and larcenous [[slave]]s, if convicted by the ''quaestores parricidii'', were flung from the cliff to their deaths. Those who had a mental or significant physical [[disability]] also suffered the same fate as they were thought to have been cursed by the gods. | ||
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The Tarpeian Rock (Latin, Rupes Tarpeia or Saxum Tarpeum) 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. Those who had a mental or significant physical disability also suffered the same fate as they were thought to have been cursed by the gods.
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