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    The Lacus Curtius ("Lake Curtius") was a pit or pool in the ground in the Forum Romanum. The area where the Forum would later be built was originally likely...
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  • spelling of "LacusCurtius" is as a single CamelCase word, with no space; the idea was to avoid interfering with searches for the original Lacus Curtius in ancient...
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    In Roman mythology, the Battle of the Lacus Curtius was the final battle in the war between the Roman Kingdom and the Sabines following Rome's mass abduction...
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    In Roman mythology, Hersilia was a figure in the foundation myth of Rome. She is credited with ending the war between Rome and the Sabines. In some accounts...
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  • rode his horse into the Lacus Curtius, which was then named after him Quintus Curtius Rufus, 1st century CE historian Curtius Rufus. 1st century CE politician...
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    Rome. The Lacus Curtius in the Forum was supposedly built on the site of the pit, and receives its name from him. The story of Marcus Curtius, sacrificing...
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  • Martignano Lacus Curtius, a topographical feature in ancient Rome Lacus Juturnae, a spring and man-made religious structure in ancient Rome Lacus may also...
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    Henry John. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-99080-7 – via LacusCurtius. Forum Romanum Index to Caesar's works online[usurped] in Latin and translation...
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    citadel, and fierce fighting ensued. The nearby Lacus Curtius is said to be named after Mettius Curtius, a Sabine warrior who plunged his horse into its...
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    Plutarch. "Life of Theseus". penelope.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 11 May 2023. "LacusCurtius • Greek Festivals — Ariadneia". Smith's Dictionary. 1875. Retrieved 11...
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