Temple of Fortuna Primigenia

The temple of Fortuna Primigenia was an ancient Roman temple within the sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia, a religious complex in Praeneste. It was dedicated to the goddess Fortuna Primigenia and parents brought their newly-born first child to the temple in order to improve its likelihood of surviving infancy and perpetuating the gens.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of around 530 metres (1,750 feet)
  • Description: Roman sanctuary in Palestrina
  • Also known as
    “Area Archeologica - Tempio Dea Fortuna”
    “Sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia”
    “Sanctuary of Fortuna, Praeneste”
    “Temple de Fortune”

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Temple of Fortuna Primigenia

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Latitude
41.83997° or 41° 50′ 24″ north
Longitude
12.89211° or 12° 53′ 32″ east
Open location code
8FHJRVQR+XR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 193576987
Open­Street­Map feature
historic = archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse = grass
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism = attraction
Geo­Names ID
9781728
Wiki­data ID
Q3949669

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“Temple of Fortuna Primigenia” goes by many names.
幸运女神庙Chinese
Sanctuary of Fortuna PrimigeniaDutch
Tempel van Fortuna PrimigeniaDutch
Palestrina (Italie) -- Temple de la FortuneFrench
sanctuaire de Fortuna PrimigeniaFrench
Sanctuaire de la Fortuna PrimigeniaFrench
Fortunaheiligtum PalestrinaGerman
Heiligtum der Fortuna Primigenia‏ ‎(Palestrina‏)German
פלסטרינהHebrew
Santuario della FortunaItalian
Santuario della Fortuna PrimigeniaItalian
Santuario di PalestrinaItalian
Tempio della Fortuna PrimigeniaItalian
フォルトゥーナ・プリミゲニア神域Japanese
Sanktuarium Fortuny Primigenii w PraenestePolish
Sanktuarium Fortuny w PraenestePolish
Templo da Fortuna PrimigêniaPortuguese
tempelj Fortune PrimigenieSlovenian
Fortuna Primigenias tempelSwedish

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