Rione X Campitelli in Roma in Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Latium, Rome, Italy — Central Italy (Tyrrhenian Coast)
Altar of Caesar / Ara di Cesare
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 3, 2013
1. Altar of Caesar / Ara di Cesare Marker
Ara di Cesare
...deposero (là spoglia di Cesare) nel Foro, la dove è l'antica reggia dei Romani, e vi accumularono sopra tavole, sedili e quanto altro legname era lì...accesero il fuoco e tutto il popolo assistette al rogo durante la notte. In quel luogo venne eretta dapprima un'ara, ora vi é il tempio dello stesso Cesare, nel quale egli é onorato come un dio
Appiano de Bello Civ II 148
English translation:
Altar of Caesar
...they placed Caesar’s body again in the Forum where in ancient times stood the palace of the kings of Rome. There they collected together sticks of wood and benches, of which there were many in the Forum, and anything else they could find of that sort, for a funeral pile. Then they set fire to it, and the entire people remained by the funeral pile throughout the night. There an altar was first erected, but now there stands the Temple of Caesar himself, as he was deemed worthy of divine honors
Appian, The Civil Wars, Book II, Section 148
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Government & Politics • Man-Made Features.
Location. 41° 53.527′ N, 12° 29.162′ E. Marker is in Roma, Lazio (Latium, Rome)
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Roman Forum (a few steps from this marker); Roman Forum. History of the Excavations (a few steps from this marker); Tempio del Divo Giulio / Temple of Caesar (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Roman Forum (a few steps from this marker); Tabernae at the Front of the Basilica Aemilia (a few steps from this marker); Veduta del Sito Ov'era L'antico Foro Romano / View of the Site Where the Ancient Roman Forum Was (within shouting distance of this marker); Via Sacra: Il Foro e la Citta Pubblica / Via Sacra: the Forum and the Public City (within shouting distance of this marker); Forum Square (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Roma.
Also see . . .
1. Rome Reborn: A Digital Model of Ancient Rome. (Submitted on June 14, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Roman Forum. (Submitted on June 14, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Additional commentary.
1. Appian's "The Civil Wars"
The marker text is a fragment of "The Civil Wars" by Appian, translated
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 3, 2013
2. Altar of Caesar / Ara di Cesare and Marker
[148] The murderers fled from the city secretly. The people returned to Cæsar's bier and bore it as a consecrated thing to the Capitol in order to bury it in the temple and place it among the gods. Being prevented from doing so by the priests, they placed it again in the forum where in the olden time stood the palace of the kings of Rome. There they collected together sticks of wood and benches, of which there were many in the forum, and anything else they could find of that sort, for a funeral pile, throwing on it the adornments of the procession, some of which were very costly. Some of them cast their own crowns upon it and many military gifts. Then they set fire to it, and the entire people remained by the funeral pile throughout the night. There an altar was first erected, but now there stands the temple of Cæsar himself, as he was deemed worthy of divine honors; for Octavius, his son by adoption, who took the name of Cæsar, and, following in the footsteps of the latter in political matters, greatly strengthened the government founded by Cæsar, and which remains to this day, decreed divine honors to his father. From this example the Romans now pay like honors to each emperor at his death if he has not reigned in a tyrannical manner or made himself odious, although at first they could not bear to call them kings while living.
— Submitted September 7, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 4,010 times since then and 340 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 14, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
