Temple of Venus and Rome
The Temple of Venus and Roma is thought to have been the largest temple in Ancient Rome. Located on the Velian Hill, between the eastern edge of the Forum Romanum and the Colosseum, it was dedicated to the goddesses Venus Felix and Roma Aeterna.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Located on the Velian Hill, between the eastern edge of the Forum Romanum and the Colosseum, in Rome, it was dedicated to the goddesses Venus Felix (‘Venus the Bringer of Good Fortune’) and Roma Aeterna (‘Eternal Rome’)
- Also known as: “Temple of Venus and Roma”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arch of Titus and Arch of Constantine.
Arch of Titus
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The Arch of Titus is a 1st-century AD honorific arch, located on the Via Sacra, Rome, just to the south-east of the Roman Forum. It was constructed in c.
Arch of Constantine
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The Arch of Constantine is a triumphal arch in Rome dedicated to the emperor Constantine the Great. The arch was commissioned by the Roman Senate to commemorate Constantine's victory over Maxentius at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in AD 312. Arch of Constantine is situated 150 metres southeast of Temple of Venus and Rome.
pedestal of colossus of Nero
Ruins
Photo: Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Public domain.
The Colossus of Nero was a 30-metre bronze statue that the Emperor Nero created in the vestibule of his Domus Aurea, the imperial villa complex which spanned a large area from the north side of the Palatine Hill, across the Velian ridge to the Esquiline Hill in Rome. pedestal of colossus of Nero is situated 100 metres east of Temple of Venus and Rome.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colosseo and Palatine Hill.
Colosseo
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The Colosseo district is the heart of ancient Rome and the Roman Empire. It has the Colosseum, the Forum, and the Capitoline Museum.
Palatine Hill
Locality
Photo: Lil Herodotus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Palatine Hill, which relative to the seven hills of Rome is the centremost, is one of the most ancient parts of the city; it has been called "the first nucleus of the Roman Empire".
Capitoline Hill
Locality
Photo: Tetraktys, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Capitolium or Capitoline Hill, between the Forum and the Campus Martius, is one of the Seven Hills of Rome. The hill was earlier known as Mons Saturnius, dedicated to the god Saturn.
Temple of Venus and Rome
- Categories: Roman temple, ancient Roman structure, temple, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Municipio Roma I, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Temple of Venus and Rome” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “معبد فينوس وروما”
- Armenian: “Վեներա և Ռոմա աստվածուհիների տաճար”
- Basque: “Venus eta Erromaren tenplua”
- Belarusian: “Храм Венеры і Ромы”
- Bulgarian: “Храм на Венера и Рома”
- Catalan: “Temple de Venus i Roma”
- Chinese: “维纳斯和罗马神庙”
- Czech: “Chrám Venuše a Romy”
- Dutch: “Tempel van Venus en Roma”
- Esperanto: “Templo de Venuso kaj Romo”
- Finnish: “Venuksen ja Rooman temppeli”
- French: “temple de Vénus et de Rome”
- French: “Temple de Vénus et de Rome”
- German: “Tempel der Venus und der Roma”
- Greek: “Ναός της Αφροδίτης και της Ρώμης”
- Hebrew: “מקדש ונוס ורומא”
- Hungarian: “Vénusz és Róma temploma”
- Italian: “Tempio di Venere e Roma”
- Japanese: “ウェヌスとローマ神殿”
- Latin: “Templum Veneris et Romae”
- Polish: “Świątynia Wenus i Romy”
- Portuguese: “Templo de Vénus e Roma”
- Romanian: “Templul lui Venus și al Romei”
- Russian: “Храм Венеры и Ромы”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Hram Venere i Rome”
- Slovenian: “Tempelj Venere in Rome”
- Spanish: “Templo de Venus y Roma”
- Swedish: “Venus och Romas tempel”
- Turkish: “Tempio di Venere e Roma”
- Turkish: “Venere ve Roma Tapınağı”
- Turkish: “Venüs ve Roma Tapınağı”
- Ukrainian: “Храм Венери і Роми”
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