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The altar of the Temple of Divus Iulius (Temple of Caesar)Temple of Divus Julius, Commemorative plaque beside Caesar's altarTemple of Divus Iulius (Temple of Caesar), flowers on the remains of the altarTemple of CaesarForma Urbis RomaeTemple of Castor and PolluxTemple of Castor and PolluxActiumbogenTemple of Divus Antoninus Pius and Diva FaustinaTemple of Faustina, FriezeTemple of FaustinaPorticus IuliaThe peristyle garden court of the House of the Vestal Virgins (Atrium Vestae) with a double poolThe peristyle garden court of the House of the Vestal Virgins (Atrium Vestae) with a double poolTemple of Divus Romulus on the Upper Via SacraBasilica Aemilia et FulviaBasilica IuliaDrake beside the head of ConstantineStatua colossale di Costantino IBacchus-Kybele-TempelPhokassäuleCuria Iulia frontBronze doors San Giovanni in LateranoCuria Julia InsideRostraTomb of RomulusTomb of RomulusForma Urbis RomaeForma Urbis, Temple of IsisHorrea

Location:

  • Italy, Rome
  • geo:41.89172,12.486184
  • Location ± 0-5 m.

Period or year:

  • -7xx / unknown

Class:

  • Temple or sanctuary
  • visible

Identifiers:

Annotations

The Temple of Vesta, the patron goddess of the domestic hearth, was first built by Numa Pompilius (753–673 BC), the second king of Rome.

See:

  1. John Henry Middleton, "XV.—The Temple and Atrium of Vesta and the Regia", in: Archaeologia 49 (2), 1886, pp. 391–423.
  2. Gilbert Gorski, James E Packer:  The Roman Forum: a reconstruction and architectural guide. New York, 2015
  3. https://www.info.roma.it/monumenti_dettaglio.asp?ID_schede=572
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Relevant museums

Ara Pacis Museum

Ara Pacis Museum

Rome, Vatican Museums

Rome, Vatican Museums

Rome, Museo nazionale della civiltà romana

Rome, Museo nazionale della civiltà romana - Pigorini National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography.

Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek

Collection of ancient manuscripts, including papyri, ostraca, and the Peutinger Map

Paris, Louvre

Paris, Louvre

Prefectural Museum of Antiquities (Rouen)

Prefectural Museum of Antiquities (Rouen)


Nearby

Temple of Divus Iulius (Temple of Caesar)

Temple of Divus Iulius, Rome

Temple of Castor and Pollux

Temple of Castor and Pollux

Actiumbogen

Triumphbogen – Roma – Rom – Latium – Italien


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