Campus Martius
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Campus Martius (Latin: Field of Mars) was a publicly owned area of ancient Rome about 2 square kilometres in extent.[1]
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In 717 BCE, the Roman king Romulus was to give an speech to the troops at Campus Martius, though was warned on the eve about an assassination plot that would take place during his speech. With the Shields of Mars having killed the mastermind behind the plan,[2] Romulus decided to go ahead with the speech. At the Palus Caprae (Goat Marsh) of Campus Martius, Romulus addressed his troops until he was cut off by a violent storm that led most of those present to scatter for cover and for the traitors to attempt to kill the king. Aided by the Shields of Mars once again, Romulus escaped towards the Temple of Laran, intending to hide his Sword of Mars in the very same underground chamber he received it in.[3]
