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Roman Temple of Évora – Évora, Portugal, impressive partial remains of a small temple; podium and columns, but no cella. Temple of Jupiter in Diocletian's Palace, Split, Croatia. Small but very complete, amid other Roman buildings, c. 300. Most unusually, the barrel ceiling is intact. Roman temple of Alcántara, Spain, tiny but complete
The Pantheon (UK: / ˈ p æ n θ i ə n /, US: /-ɒ n /; [1] Latin: Pantheum, [nb 1] from Ancient Greek Πάνθειον (Pantheion) '[temple] of all the gods') is a former Roman temple and, since AD 609, a Catholic church (Italian: Basilica Santa Maria ad Martyres or Basilica of St. Mary and the Martyrs) in Rome, Italy.
A Roman temple generally included an enclosed inner part, known as the cella, ... measurements and form of its plan and elevation. [155] In 2008, ...
The dig has been challenging for the team as the temple is located more than 7 feet below the water line. They dug a hole about 15 feet deep and stabilized the walls of the hole with metal sheeting.
The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus Capitolinus is the most important of the temples. It was built in 509 BC and was nearly as large as the Parthenon. The hill and the temple of Jupiter became the symbols of Rome, the capital of the world. [9] The Temple of Saturn was built at the foot of Capitoline Hill in the western end of the Forum Romanum.
The first version is the largest Etruscan-style temple recorded, [3] and much larger than other Roman temples for centuries after. However, its size remains heavily disputed by specialists; based on an ancient visitor it has been claimed to have been almost 60 m × 60 m (200 ft × 200 ft), not far short of the largest Greek temples. [ 4 ]
Greek temples, normally rectangular in plan, generally had a pediment at each end, but Roman temples, and subsequent revivals, often had only one, in both cases across the whole width of the main front or facade. The rear of the typical Roman temple was a blank wall, usually without columns, but often a full pediment above.
The layout of ancient Baalbek including the temple. The huge quarry nearby likely played into the Roman decision to create a huge "Great Court" of a big pagan temple complex in this mountain site, despite being located at 1,145 meters of altitude and lying on the remote eastern border of the Roman Empire.