Solarium Augusti

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ancient Roman monument gnomonic device solar marker timekeeping installation

Solarium Augusti was a monumental solar marker and timekeeping installation in ancient Rome that used the Obelisk of Augustus as its gnomon to track the sun’s movement and symbolize imperial power.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Solarium Augusti gnomon	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Roman monument ⓘ gnomonic device ⓘ solar marker ⓘ timekeeping installation ⓘ
archaeologicalStatus	partially reconstructed from remains ⓘ
associatedWith	Ara Pacis NERFINISHED ⓘ Mausoleum of Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructedUnder	Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionStart	late 1st century BC ⓘ
country	Roman Empire ⓘ
culture	Ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ
currentCondition	ruined ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Emperor Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ
dedicationDate	around 9 BC ⓘ
function	indicate time of day ⓘ mark solar positions during the year ⓘ track the sun’s movement ⓘ
hasPart	meridian line ⓘ paved plaza ⓘ radiating lines or grid ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Augustan age NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalUse	calendrical reference ⓘ marking significant dates in the Roman calendar ⓘ
influencedBy	Egyptian gnomonic traditions ⓘ Hellenistic astronomy ⓘ
integratedWith	urban planning of Campus Martius ⓘ
locatedNear	Tiber River NERFINISHED ⓘ Via Flaminia NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Campus Martius NERFINISHED ⓘ Rome ⓘ
materialUsed	bronze inlays ⓘ stone pavement ⓘ
namedAfter	Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ
nameInLatin	Solarium Augusti NERFINISHED ⓘ
orientation	aligned with cardinal directions ⓘ aligned with solar meridian ⓘ
partOf	monumental complex of the Campus Martius ⓘ
relatedTo	Egyptian obelisks in Rome ⓘ
symbolized	Augustan ideology ⓘ cosmic order ⓘ imperial power ⓘ
typeOfTimekeeping	solar timekeeping ⓘ
usedFor	astronomical observation ⓘ imperial propaganda ⓘ public display of time ⓘ
usedGnomon	Obelisk of Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ Solare Obelisk NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Obelisk of Augustus → associatedWith → Solarium Augusti ⓘ

Obelisk of Montecitorio (Solarium Augusti gnomon) → alsoKnownAs → Solarium Augusti ⓘ

subject surface form: Obelisk of Montecitorio

this entity surface form: Solarium Augusti gnomon

Obelisk of Montecitorio (Solarium Augusti gnomon) → partOf → Solarium Augusti ⓘ

subject surface form: Obelisk of Montecitorio