Visual Source: Campus Martius

Question 1

What does ‘Campus Martius’ mean?

Answer 1

Fields of Mars

Question 2

What happened on the Campus Martius?

Answer 2

It was public park land for Romans to escape the squalor of the city.
The army was also trained and drilled there.

Question 3

Buildings/monuments located on the Campus Martius?

Answer 3

Ara Pacis, The Mausoleum, Cleopatra’s needle/Egyptian obylsk, River Tiber

Question 4

What did the Egyptian obylsk act as?

Answer 4

A sun dial, Augustus’ reformed the calendar and used the obylsk to help tell time, also symbolising his defeat of Cleopatra and Egypt.