elements are of a diameter equal to that of the Umbilicus Romae, too large for a milestone, unless it were of colossal scale. See also Kilometre zero Milion, an equivalent monument in Ancient Constantinople References Samuel Ball Platner, A Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome, London: Oxford University Press (1929), p. 342 . External links UCLA Digital Roman Forum page for the "Miliarium Aureum" Archaeological discussion and 3D reconstruction Stanford University Forma Urbis Romae: slabs of the Forum Area with the "Miliarium Aureum" (the "Miliarium Aureum" is a missing part near the letters "...ordia") The book Article by C. Hülsen about the "Miliarium Aureum" at Lacus Curtius Roman Forum Roman roads Kilometre-zero markers Milliarium Monumental columns in Rome Rome R. X Campitelli