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The temple was decreed by the triumvirs Octavian, Antony and Lepidus in 42 BC after the senate deified Julius Caesar posthumously. However it was completed by Octavian alone: he dedicated the prostyle temple (it is still unknown whether its order was Ionic, Corinthian or composite) to Caesar, his adoptive father, on 18 August 29 BC, as part of the triple triumph celebrating his victory over ...
The Temple of Saturn, Arch of Septimius Severus, and Temple of Vespasian and Titus. Altar of Saturn (Ara Saturni), much older than the associated Temple of Saturn; Arch of Augustus (29 BC), commemorated the Battle of Actium (31 BC) Arch of Fabius (Fornix Fabianus; 121 BC), earliest triumphal arch in the Forum; Arch of Tiberius (16 AD)
Forum of Caesar and the Temple of Venus Genetrix, with the Victor Emmanuel II Monument in the background. Following the reigns of Caesar and Augustus, a total reconstruction of the Forum took place, headed by the Roman Emperor Domitian. Why this reconstruction occurred is not exactly known.
Behind two of the temples is a foundation and part of a wall that archaeologists believe were part of Pompey's Curia, a large rectangular-shaped hall that temporarily hosted the Roman Senate when ...
It is a mid-sized Augustan provincial temple of the Imperial cult, [2] a caesareum. The Maison carrée inspired the neoclassical Église de la Madeleine in Paris , St. Marcellinus Church in Rogalin , Poland , and in the United States the Virginia State Capitol , [ 3 ] which was designed by Thomas Jefferson , who had a stucco model made of the ...
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Tiberius' temple was dedicated in 6 AD. The remains visible today are from the temple of Tiberius, except the podium, which is from the time of Metellus. In conjunction with this imperial rebuilding, the cult itself became associated with the imperial family. Initially, the twins were identified with Augustus's intended heirs, Gaius and Lucius ...
He eventually decided to dedicate the temple to Venus Genetrix, the mother of Aeneas, and thus the mythical ancestress of the Julian family. [1] [2] The Temple was dedicated on 26 September 46 BCE, the last day of Caesar's triumph. [3] The forum and temple were eventually completed by Octavian. [4] The area was damaged by the fire in 80 CE.