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5 unusual facts about Campus Martius


Altar of Domitius Ahenobarbus

The Altar of Domitius Ahenobarbus is an ancient Roman monument once thought to be an altar, discovered in the Campus Martius.

Aqua Virgo

Along its more-than-20 km length, the aqueduct dropped only 4 m to reach Rome in the centre of the Campus Martius.

Ciconiae Nixae

The annual sacrifice of the October Horse was held ad Nixas, within the Tarentum in the general area of the Campus Martius.

The Ciconiae Nixae was a landmark, or more likely two separate landmarks, in the Campus Martius of ancient Rome.

Imperial fora

It is probable that Domitian's projects were more ambitious than the building of the small "Forum of Nerva", and probably under his reign they started to remove the small saddle that united the Capitoline Hill to the Quirinal Hill, thus blocking the Fora towards Campus Martius, near to modern Piazza Venezia.


Battle of the Aegates Islands

To celebrate his victory, Lutatius Catulus built a temple to Juturna in Campus Martius, in the area currently known as Largo di Torre Argentina.

Theatre of Balbus

Theatre of Balbus was an ancient Roman structure in the Campus Martius of Rome.


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Campus Martius Park

This led to calls to rebuild Campus Martius, the site of the Civil War-era Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, located across from the new Compuware Headquarters.

Century Assembly

Because of this, as well as the large size of the assembly (as many as 373 centuries), the assembly often met on the Field of Mars (Latin: Campus Martius), which was a large field located right outside of the city wall.

Tribal Assembly

By the late republic, the assembly often met right outside of the city wall on the Field of Mars (Campus Martius), because the size of the field allowed votes to occur more quickly.