place
the Petelline grove
Petelline grove
A grove outside the Flumentane gate, out of sight of the Capitol, to which Manlius's trial was moved so that the sight of the citadel he had saved might not sway the people.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 7 §41 the Petelline grove
A grove outside the Flumentane gate where the assembly passed the amnesty that the secession should harm no soldier.