After an earthquake created a pit at this location, an oracle instructed citizens to fill it with "their greatest treasure"; a man named Marcus then hopped into the chasm at this location, so it was named the Lacus Curtius after him.
After an earthquake created a pit at this location, an oracle instructed citizens to fill it with "their greatest treasure"; a man named Marcus then hopped into the chasm at this location, so it was named the Lacus Curtius after him. Roman engineers calculated distance by using an  umbilicus  or navel at this location. The tribune Caius Licinius was said to have to been the first to "turn his back" to a group of people at this location while standing at the first  rostra , which was built here. People in this place often viewed (*)  corpses hung nearby the Gemonian Stairs. The Arch of Septimius Severus and the Aemelia Basilica were additions to this location, which was originally lined with  tabernae  or shops. For 10 points, name this plaza, the center of life in ancient Rome.
After an earthquake created a pit at this location, an oracle instructed citizens to fill it with "their greatest treasure"; a man named Marcus then hopped into the chasm at this location, so it was named the Lacus Curtius after him.
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