Jupiter Anxur Temple at Terracina
A corinthian Temple traditionally attributed to Jupiter Anxur (1st century BCE), about 35 by 20 metres (115 by 66 ft). The cella was decorated internally with engaged half-columns, and contained the pedestal for the statue of the Jupiter, who would have been venerated here as a child-god: this attribution is confirmed by the discovery of numerous leaden votive figures, like those made for dolls' houses today, in the favissae on the east of the temple. The interior cell measures 13 by 14 metres (43 by 46 ft) with 6 half-columns per side. However, recently the attribution of the temple to Jupiter has been put under discussion, due to the discovery of inscriptions dedicated to Venus1. The name Anxur was both the name of ancient Volsian name and the Jupiter as a boy or as a youth.
See:
- Ill Cammino dell`Appia Antica, Terracina in Roman times, https://www.camminodellappia.it/en/2020/09/29/terracina-in-roman-times/
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