Campus Martius

Of nineteen which are mentioned, the Campus Martius was the principal.

Conversion of a High Priest into a Christian Worker

Refusing to be a pagan, the emperor ordered him to be taken to a field near the city, termed the Campus Martius, and there to be shot to death with arrows; which sentence was executed accordingly.

Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs John Foxe

Modern Rome lies to the north of the ancient city, covering with its principal portion the plain to the north of the seven hills, once known as the Campus Martius, and on the opposite bank extending over the low ground beneath the Vatican to the north of the ancient Janiculum.

Smith's Bible Dictionary 1884

"I hear the Campus Martius has been a field of horror for two days, senior consul.

The Grass Crown McCullough, Colleen, 1937- 1991

The assembling-place of the military classes thus organized was on a large plain just outside the city walls, called the Campus Martius, or "Field of

General History for Colleges and High Schools Philip Van Ness Myers

[94] This senate-house stood in that part of the Campus Martius which is now the Campo di Fiore, and was attached by Pompey, "spoliis Orientis

The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Volume 01: Julius Caesar Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus

Mr. Taylor, dressed in a hooded grey sweatshirt and an oversized leather jacket, sipped a cup of hot chocolate at Campus Martius, a sort of town square in the heart of the city with an ice skating rink, a cafe, and out in the middle this time of year, a giant Christmas tree.

Dashed Hopes Reborn in the Motor City - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

Mr. Taylor, dressed in a hooded grey sweatshirt and an oversized leather jacket, sipped a cup of hot chocolate at Campus Martius, a sort of town square in the heart of the city with an ice skating rink, a cafe, and out in the middle this time of year, a giant Christmas tree.

Dashed Hopes Reborn in the Motor City - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

The prefect held his tribunal in the Campus Martius, which, however, was at that time used only for the reviewing of troops; and the first thing the prefect did was to cause a blow to be given her in full assembly.

A Philosophical Dictionary 2007

And what of fascinating architectural rivalry that broke out in the Campus Martius following the construction of the Theater of Pompey, provoking Julius Caesar to begin constructing the Theater of Marcellus see photo below after he defeated Pompey in battle, and likewise inducing Lucius Cornelius Balbus, a general of Augustus, to construct his own opulent theater nearby in 13 BC?

2007 October 25 archive at eternallycool.net 2007