Temple of Castor and Pollux

The Temple of Castor and Pollux was an ancient temple in the , , . It was originally built in gratitude for victory at the Battle of Lake Regillus.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: ancient temple in the Roman Forum, Rome, central Italy
  • Also known as: “aedes Castoris”, “aedes Castorus”, “Castor och Pollux tempel”, “Castor ve pollux tapınağı”, “Castortempel”, “Tempel der Dioskuren”, “Tempio dei Castori”, “Tempio dei Càstori”, “Tempio dei Dioscuri (Roma, Foro Romano)”, “Tempio di Castore e Polluce”, “temple de Castor et Pollux”, “Templo de Castor y Polux”, “Templo de Castor y Pólux”, “Templo de Cástor y Polux”, “Templum Castoris et Pollucis (Roma)”, “Templum Castoris Pollucisque”, “Храм Кастора и Поллукса”, and “מקדש קסטור”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Temple of Caesar and Basilica Julia.

Archaeological site
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The or Temple of Divus Iulius, also known as Temple of the Deified Julius Caesar, delubrum, heroon or Temple of the Comet Star, was an ancient structure in the of , , located near the Regia and the .

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The was a civil basilica in the . Construction began under Julius Caesar in 46 BC and was completed by Augustus, who ultimately dedicated the basilica to Gaius and Lucius Caesar in 12 AD.

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The is a 1st-century AD honorific arch, located on the Via Sacra, , just to the south-east of the . It was constructed in c. is situated 270 metres southeast of Temple of Castor and Pollux.

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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The district is the heart of ancient and the Roman Empire. It has the Colosseum, the Forum, and the Capitoline Museum.

Temple of Castor and Pollux

Latitude
41.89187° or 41° 53′ 31″ north
Longitude
12.48571° or 12° 29′ 9″ east
Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)
Open location code
8FHJVFRP+P7
Geo­Names ID
11978584
Wiki­data ID
Q380530
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Temple of Castor and Pollux” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Կաստորի և Պոլիդևքեսի տաճար”
  • Basque: “Kastor eta Polluxen tenplua”
  • Basque: “Kastor eta Poluxen tenplua”
  • Belarusian: “Храм Дыяскураў”
  • Bulgarian: “Храм на Кастор и Полукс”
  • Catalan: “Temple de Càstor i Pòl·lux”
  • Chinese: “卡斯托尔和波吕克斯神庙”
  • Czech: “Chrám Castora a Polluka”
  • Dutch: “Tempel van Castor en Pollux”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد كاستور وبولوكس”
  • Esperanto: “Templo de Kastoro kaj Polukso”
  • Finnish: “Castorin ja Polluxin temppeli”
  • French: “Temple de Castor et Pollux”
  • French: “temple des Dioscures”
  • French: “Temple des Dioscures”
  • German: “Aedes Castoris”
  • Greek: “Ναός του Κάστορα και του Πολυδεύκη”
  • Hebrew: “מקדש קסטור ופולוקס”
  • Hungarian: “Castor és Pollux temploma”
  • Indonesian: “Kuil Castor dan Pollux”
  • Irish: “Teampall Chastór agus Phollacs”
  • Italian: “Tempio dei Dioscuri”
  • Japanese: “カストルとポルックス神殿”
  • Latin: “Aedes Castoris”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Castor og Pollux-templet”
  • Norwegian: “Castor og Pollux-templet”
  • Persian: “معبد کاستور و پولوکس”
  • Polish: “Świątynia Kastora i Polluksa”
  • Portuguese: “Templo de Castor e Pólux”
  • Romanian: “Templul lui Castor și Pollux”
  • Russian: “Храм Диоскуров”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Hram Kastora i Poluksa”
  • Slovenian: “Tempelj Kastorja in Poluksa”
  • Spanish: “Templo de Cástor y Pólux”
  • Swedish: “Castors och Pollux tempel”
  • Swedish: “Dioskurernas tempel”
  • Turkish: “Castor ve Pollux Tapınağı”
  • Turkish: “Dioscuri Tapınağı”
  • Ukrainian: “Храм Діоскурів”

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