Solare Obelisk
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The Solare Obelisk is an ancient Egyptian obelisk brought to Rome by Emperor Augustus and later used as a monumental gnomon for a giant sundial in the Campus Martius.
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian obelisk
ⓘ
monumental gnomon ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Augustus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Campus Martius sundial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broughtToRomeBy | Emperor Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | solar observations ⓘ |
| function |
astronomical observation
ⓘ
timekeeping ⓘ |
| heritageType |
ancient monument
ⓘ
archaeological monument ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Campus Martius
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| originalLocation | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | monumental complex in Campus Martius ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Roman imperial propaganda ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Roman appropriation of Egyptian culture
ⓘ
power of Augustus ⓘ |
| transportedFrom | Egypt to Rome ⓘ |
| usedAs |
gnomon of a giant sundial
ⓘ
monumental gnomon in the Campus Martius ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.