place
the Rostra
Rostra
also: rostris, the Rostra
The speaker's platform in the Roman Forum, named for the ships' beaks (rostra) that adorned it; the political heart from which Cato was dragged.
Reading notes
- On the Firmness of the Wise Man §1.3 Rostra
The speaker's platform in the Forum, faced with the beaks (rostra) of captured warships; the political heart from which Cato was dragged.