was used as a gnomen or pointer for a colossal sundial on the Campus
Martius and now is in the Piazza di Montecitorio.
"
On Augustus' obelisk, see the Platner article; in annotating which (a
bit over the top! but why not?), I got some help from some of our own:
<http://www.ukans.edu/history/index/europe/ancient_rome/E/Gazetteer/Places/Europe/Italy/Lazio/Roma/Rome/.Texts/PLATOP*/Obeliscus_Augusti.html>
The article does not mention that it was also arranged so that the
shadow of the top of the obelisk fell on the Ara Pacis on Augustus'
birthday: the Ara Pacis was his big monument in town, a monument to
how wonderful he was and made everything so peaceful for everyone (by
murdering thousands of people). For a time there were pages online
about that aspect of the Horologium-Ara Pacis complex, but I think
they've vanished now.
--
Bill Thayer
http://www.ukans.edu/history/index/europe/ancient_rome/E/home.html
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