place
Lacus Curtius
the Lacus Curtius
A spot in the Roman Forum named for the Sabine Mettius Curtius, who escaped through the marsh there.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 1 §13 Lacus Curtius
A spot in the Forum named for Mettius Curtius's escape through the marsh.
- The History of Rome, Book 7 §6 the Lacus Curtius
A pit or pool in the Forum; Livy gives this devotio as one explanation of its name, beside the older tale of the Sabine Mettius Curtius.