Dictionary of Sydney

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Tarpeian Rock

Rock face which derives its name from the famous rock on the Capitoline Hill in Rome, Italy, from where prisoners were hurled to their deaths in ancient times. A stairway constructed in the 1880s connects the Sydney Opera House to the top of the rock and Domain and is known as the Tarpeian Way.

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Tarpeian Way
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