Temple of Portunus

The Temple of Portunus is a small ancient Roman temple in , Italy, on the modern Piazza della Bocca della Verità. It was built beside the ancient , the Roman cattle market associated with Hercules, which was adjacent to Rome's oldest river port and the oldest stone bridge across the Tiber River, the .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Roman temple in Rome, Italy
  • Also known as: “Temple of Fortuna Virilis”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Forum Boarium and Cloaca Maxima.

Park
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The was the cattle market or forum venalium of ancient Rome. It was located on a level piece of land near the between the , the and hills.

Photo: Lalupa, Public domain.
The or, less often, Maxima Cloaca, is one of the world's earliest sewage systems. Its name is related to that of Cloacina, a Roman goddess.

Photo: Livioandronico2013, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The or Hercules Olivarius is a Roman temple in , the former , in , . It is a tholos, a round temple of Greek 'peripteral' design completely surrounded by a colonnade.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Capitoline Hill and Palatine Hill.

Locality
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The Capitolium or , between the 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.

Locality
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The , which is the centremost of the seven hills of Rome, is one of the most ancient parts of the city; it has been called "the first nucleus of the Roman Empire".

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is a district in . The district's name derives from the Latin words "Trans Tiberem": beyond the Tiber river. Today is one of the centers of Roman night life; rich in pubs, restaurants, clubs.

Temple of Portunus

Latitude
41.88925° or 41° 53′ 21″ north
Longitude
12.48091° or 12° 28′ 51″ east
Elevation
18 metres (59 feet)
Operator
Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Roma
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
way 251331418
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
11920020
Wiki­data ID
Q849241
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Temple of Portunus” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Portunusen Tenplua”
  • Belarusian: “Храм Партуна”
  • Bosnian: “Hram Portunusa”
  • Bosnian: “Portunov hram”
  • Catalan: “Temple de Portunnus”
  • Catalan: “Temple de Portunus”
  • Chinese: “波图努斯神庙”
  • Chinese: “波圖努斯神廟”
  • Croatian: “Portunov hram”
  • Czech: “Portunův chrám”
  • Danish: “Portunus-templet”
  • Dutch: “Tempel van Portunus”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد بورتنيوس”
  • Esperanto: “Templo de Fortuno Vira”
  • Finnish: “Portunuksen temppeli”
  • French: “Temple de la Fortune virile”
  • French: “temple de Portunus”
  • French: “Temple de Portunus”
  • Georgian: “ფორტუნას ტაძარი”
  • German: “Tempel der Fortuna Virilis”
  • German: “Tempel des Portunus”
  • Greek: “Ναός του Πορτούνου”
  • Hebrew: “מקדש פורטונוס”
  • Hungarian: “Portunus temploma”
  • Italian: “Tempio della Fortuna Virile”
  • Italian: “Tempio di Portuno”
  • Italian: “tempio di Portunus al Foro Boario”
  • Japanese: “ポルトゥヌス神殿”
  • Korean: “포르투누스 신전”
  • Lingua Franca Nova: “Templo de Portuno”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Portunustempelet”
  • Norwegian: “Portunustempelet”
  • Polish: “Świątynia Portunusa”
  • Portuguese: “Templo de Portuno”
  • Russian: “Храм Портуна”
  • Russian: “храм Фортуны Вирилис”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Portunov hram”
  • Spanish: “Templo de la Fortuna Viril”
  • Spanish: “Templo de Portuno”
  • Spanish: “Templo de Portunus”
  • Swedish: “Portunustemplet”
  • Turkish: “Fortuna Virilis Tapınağı”
  • Turkish: “Portuno Tapınağı”
  • Turkish: “Tempio di Portuno”
  • Ukrainian: “Храм Портуна”
  • Urdu: “پورتونوس کا مندر”

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