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> According to tradition, he died in the capital’s central Largo Argentina square - home to the remains of four temples. Because a square having the same name
by rob74 3y ago
> According to tradition, he died in the capital’s central Largo Argentina square - home to the remains of four temples.
Because a square having the same name for more than 2000 years seemed unlikely, I checked Wikipedia, and no, Julius Caesar wasn't assassinated in Largo Argentina, but in the Curia of Pompey. But neither is the square named for Argentina (the country), as one might think:
> The name of the square comes from the Torre Argentina, which takes its name from the city of Strasbourg whose Latin name was Argentoratum. In 1503, the Papal Master of Ceremonies Johannes Burckardt, who came from Strasbourg and was known as "Argentinus", built in via del Sudario a palace (now at number 44), called Casa del Burcardo, to which the tower is annexed.
Julius Caesar was assassinated in the Curia of Pompey, and the spot where he is believed to have been assassinated is in the square.
- Turing_Machine 3y ago"Argentum" is "silver" in Latin (thus the chemical symbol Ag). Lots of places and things are named for it, including the country of Argentina.
- monocasa 3y ago> I checked Wikipedia, and no, Julius Caesar wasn't assassinated in Largo Argentina, but in the Curia of Pompey. The Curia of Pompey is a building, which is in the square now known as Largo Argentina. Since ceaser was assassinated on the steps of the curia facing the square, both are true. That being said, since the curia is long gone, the square is arguably the only thing you can actually see. Wikipedia seems to back this up.
- asveikau 3y ago> But neither is the square named for Argentina (the country) This is a really bizarre comment for anyone who knows about Latin languages. Argentina is an adjective form of the Latin word for silver. I expect tons of European stuff to have argentina in the name long before Europeans knew of the Americas. They named the South American country after silver, not the other way around.
- gandalfian 3y agoThe Mayflower pilgrims departed for the New world from the ladies toilet of the Admiral pub, Plymouth. Geography changes over time with no sense of romance.