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Flaminio Obelisk is an obelisk and pillar in Italy, Europe. UNESCO World Heritage List: Historic Centre of Rome gives its chronology as “Seti I and Ramesses II; Rome 10 BCE; re-erected 1589.” Its listed material is Granite. Listed figures include a height of 24 m and a heaviest stone of 235 tonnes (estimated). UNESCO World Heritage List: Historic Centre of Rome also records: “Temple obelisk.”
An obelisk from Heliopolis now in Rome's Piazza del Popolo.



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Compare the published evidence and its interpretations. “Consensus” records the mainstream account; “Alternative” identifies a competing interpretation, not an equally established conclusion. Estimates and unresolved questions remain qualified in the claim text.
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| Date | 1290 BCE - 1213 BCE Seti I and Ramesses II; Rome 10 BCE; re-erected 1589 UNESCO World Heritage List: Historic Centre of Rome | No claims found. |
| Purpose | Temple obelisk UNESCO World Heritage List: Historic Centre of Rome | No claims found. |
| Method | No claims found. | No claims found. |
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Approximate - counted from January 1, 1,251 BCE (UTC). Based on the midpoint of 1,290 BCE - 1,213 BCE; the underlying date is uncertain.
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