Tullianum (Mamertine Prison)

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The Tullianum, commonly known as the Mamertine Prison, was ancient Rome’s notorious state prison near the Forum, traditionally used to hold and execute high-profile enemies of the Roman Republic.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Mamertine Prison 2
Tullianum (Mamertine Prison) canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman prison ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
access via staircase from upper chamber ⓘ
architecturalStyle Republican Roman ⓘ
associatedWithTradition imprisonment of Saint Paul ⓘ
imprisonment of Saint Peter ⓘ
constructionPeriod early Roman Republic ⓘ
country Ancient Rome ⓘ
linked to: Roman Antiquity
currentStructureIncludes church of San Giuseppe dei Falegnami above ⓘ
eraOfContinuedUse early Roman Empire ⓘ
eraOfMajorUse Roman Republic ⓘ
hasAlias Carcer Tullianus ⓘ
linked to: Tullianum

Mamertine Prison ⓘ
hasPart cistern or spring in lower chamber ⓘ
lower chamber (Tullianum proper) ⓘ
upper chamber (Carcer) ⓘ
heritageStatus protected archaeological monument ⓘ
laterModifiedBy Servius Tullius ⓘ
laterUse Christian place of veneration ⓘ
legalStatusInAntiquity state-controlled facility ⓘ
locatedIn City of Rome ⓘ
linked to: Rome

Regio VIII Forum Romanum ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Rome, Italy ⓘ
linked to: Rome
locatedNear Capitoline Hill ⓘ
Roman Forum ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
methodOfExecution starvation ⓘ
strangulation ⓘ
thrown into lower chamber ⓘ
notablePrisoner Catiline conspirators ⓘ
Jugurtha of Numidia ⓘ
linked to: Jugurtha

Lentulus Sura ⓘ
linked to: Lentulus

Vercingetorix ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
partOf Roman state penal system ⓘ
primaryFunction place of execution ⓘ
state prison ⓘ
referencedBy Livy ⓘ
Sallust ⓘ
Varro ⓘ
significance notorious prison in Roman historical tradition ⓘ
symbol of Roman state power ⓘ
tourismType cultural tourism ⓘ
traditionallyAttributedTo King Ancus Marcius ⓘ
linked to: Ancus Marcius
usedBy Roman Empire ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
usedFor detention of high-profile enemies of the state ⓘ
temporary holding before execution ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Jugurtha → deathPlaceSpecific → Tullianum (Mamertine Prison) ⓘ
Tullianum → alsoKnownAs → Mamertine Prison ⓘ
linked to: Tullianum (Mamertine Prison)
Tullianum → hasAlias → Mamertine Prison ⓘ
subject linked to: Tullianum (Mamertine Prison)
linked to: Tullianum (Mamertine Prison)