The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Location
Gemonian Stairs
- other
- Roman
Steep flight of steps on the Capitoline slope in Rome, leading down toward the Forum and the prison. Bodies of the executed were traditionally exposed on these stairs.
- Type
- other
- Style
- Roman
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 40
- Books
- 1
History
BOOK 1The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire / Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes)
Steep flight of steps on the Capitoline slope in Rome, leading down toward the Forum and the prison. Bodies of the executed were traditionally exposed on these stairs.
Appearances
Visit Gemonian Stairs in Bookworm
Visit Gemonian Stairs in your EPUB — spoiler-safe to the book you're on.