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This temple was dedicated on the Ides of April. [3] By the imperial period (that is, by 27 BCE), the epithets Victor and Invictus both referred to the temple on the Palatine, originally known as Invictus, and any distinction with the Quirinal cult of Jupiter Victor was lost. The two temples are still sometimes confused in modern sources.
Temple of Augustus, Pula, Croatia, largely complete (illustrated above); a large wall from another temple forms part of the town hall next door. 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.
Temple of Jupiter Invictus; Temple of Jupiter Tonans; O. Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus; S. Temple of Jupiter Stator (2nd century BC) Temple of Jupiter Stator (3rd ...
Juppiter Tonans ("Thundering Jove") was the aspect (numen) of Jupiter venerated in the Temple of Juppiter Tonans, which was vowed in 26 BCE by Augustus and dedicated in 22 on the Capitoline Hill; the Emperor had narrowly escaped being struck by lightning during the campaign in Cantabria. [4]
The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus, also known as the Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus (Latin: Aedes Iovis Optimi Maximi Capitolini; Italian: Tempio di Giove Ottimo Massimo; lit. ' Temple of Jupiter , the Best and Greatest ' ), was the most important temple in Ancient Rome , located on the Capitoline Hill .
A statue of Summanus stood on the roof of the Temple of Capitoline Jupiter, and Iuppiter Summanus is one of the epithets of Jupiter. [215] Dumézil sees the opposition Dius Fidius versus Summanus as complementary, interpreting it as typical to the inherent ambiguity of the sovereign god exemplified by that of Mitra and Varuna in Vedic religion ...
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Temple of Castor and Pollux; Temple of Ceres, Liber and Libera; Temple of Concordia, Agrigento; Temple of Cybele (Palatine) Temple of Faunus; Temple of Feronia; Temple of Fides; Temple of Flora; Temple of Honor and Virtue; Temple of Iustitia; Temple of Janus (Roman Forum) Temple of Jupiter Invictus; Temple of Juturna; Temple of Juventas; Temple ...