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"The Beaks, was the name applied to the stage in the Forum, from which the orators addressed the people. This stage was originally called templum, because it was consecrated by the augurs, but obtained its name of Rostra at the conclusion of the great Latin war, when it was adorned with the beaks (rostra) of the ships of the Antiates. The Greeks also mutilated galleys in the same way for the purpose of trophies." — Smith, 1873

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"The Beaks, was the name applied to the stage in the Forum, from which the orators addressed the people.…