Temple of Divus Augustus

The Temple of Divus Augustus was a major temple originally built to commemorate the deified first Roman emperor, Augustus. It was built between the and , behind the , on the site of the house that Augustus had inhabited before he entered public life in the mid-1st century BC.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Basilica Julia and Temple of Caesar.

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

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 and the .

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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 280 metres east of Temple of Divus Augustus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Palatine Hill and Capitoline Hill.

Locality
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The , 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".

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.

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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 Divus Augustus

Latitude
41.8914° or 41° 53′ 29″ north
Longitude
12.48529° or 12° 29′ 7″ east
Open location code
8FHJVFRP+H4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1447566610
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­temple
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q927222
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Temple of Divus Augustus” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Temple d’August (Roma)”
  • Catalan: “Temple d’August”
  • Chinese: “奧古斯都神廟”
  • Dutch: “Tempel van Augustus (Rome)”
  • Dutch: “Tempel van Augustus”
  • Finnish: “Augustuksen temppeli”
  • French: “temple d’Auguste”
  • French: “Temple d’Auguste”
  • German: “Tempel des Divus Augustus”
  • Greek: “Ναός του θεϊκού Αυγούστου”
  • Italian: “Tempio di Augusto”
  • Japanese: “アウグストゥス神殿”
  • Latin: “templum divi Augusti”
  • Portuguese: “Templo do Divino Augusto”
  • Russian: “Храм божественного Августа”
  • Russian: “Храм Божественного Августа”
  • Slovenian: “Avgustov tempelj”
  • Spanish: “Templo de Augusto (Roma)”
  • Spanish: “Templo de Augusto”
  • Swedish: “Augustus tempel, Rom”
  • Swedish: “Augustus tempel”
  • Turkish: “Augusto Tapınağı”
  • Turkish: “Tempio di Augusto”
  • Ukrainian: “Храм Августа і Лівії”

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