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Gemonian stairs
The Gemonian Stairs (Latin: Scalae Gemoniae) were located in the central part of Ancient Rome, leading from the Capitoline Hill down to the Roman Forum and Tiber River. Nicknamed the "Stairs of Mourning," the stairs are infamous in Roman history as a place of execution.
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