cippus

(noun)

A low round or rectangular pedestal used as a funerary boundary post by the Etruscans. The Romans would later use it for military purposes.

Related Terms

  • augur
  • dromos
  • apotropaic
  • tumulus
  • necropolis

Examples of cippus in the following topics:

  • Etruscan Tombs

    • Some of are marked by external boundary posts called cippi (singular cippus).
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