Rostra (speaker's platform)

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Ancient Roman monument
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Roman_Empire
gptkb:Roman_Republic
gptkbp:builtIn circa 6th century BCE
gptkbp:decoratedWith Prows of captured ships
gptkbp:function Speaker's platform
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Mark_Antony's_funeral_oration_for_Julius_Caesar
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rostra (speaker's platform)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Roman_Forum
gptkbp:material gptkb:stone
Marble
gptkbp:nameOrigin Latin word for 'ship's beak' (rostrum)
gptkbp:renovated gptkb:Julius_Caesar
Augustus
gptkbp:status Ruins remain in Roman Forum
gptkbp:usedBy Roman magistrates
Orators
gptkbp:usedFor Political announcements
Public speeches
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Temple_of_Divus_Iulius
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6