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Rione X Campitelli in Roma in Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Latium, Rome, Italy — Central Italy (Tyrrhenian Coast)
 

So-Called Temple of Romulus / Tempio Detto di Romolo

 
 
So-Called Temple of Romulus / Tempio Detto di Romolo Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 3, 2013
1. So-Called Temple of Romulus / Tempio Detto di Romolo Marker
Inscription.

So-Called Temple of Romulus
On the basis of a depiction on a coin this building - unusual in shape for Roman architecture - is identified as the temple built by the emperor Maxentius in AD 307 in honour of his son who died in childhood. The circular building is flanked by two apsidal halls opening onto the front with little porticoes decorated with porphyry columns. The bronze door is original and the lock still works. Pope Felix V turned the monument into the vestibule of the Church of Sts Cosmas and Damian but the entrance to the Forum was reopened in 1879.

Tempio Detto di Romolo
In base ad una rappresentazione su moneta si identifica la costruzione - di forma non comune nell-architettura romana - con il tempio che- l'imperatore Massenzio edificò nel 307 d.C. in onore del figlio morto in tenera età. L'edificio circolare è fiancheggiato da due celle absidate che si aprono sul fronte con portichetti ornati da colonne di porfido. La porta di bronzo è originale e la serratura ancora funzionante. Papa Felice V (537-550) aveva trasformato il monumento nel vestibolo della Chiesa des SS. Cosma e Damiano, ma nel 1879 l'ingresso sul Foro fu riaperto.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & ReligionMan-Made Features. A significant historical year for this entry is 1879.
 
Location.

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41° 53.507′ N, 12° 29.226′ E. Marker is in Roma, Lazio (Latium, Rome), in Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale. It is in Rione X Campitelli. Marker and temple are in the Roman Forum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Via Sacra, Roma, Lazio 00186, Italy. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. So-Called Carcer / Cosiddetto Carcer (a few steps from this marker); Archaic Burial Ground / Sepolcreto Arcaico (within shouting distance of this marker); Portichetto Medievale / Medieval Portico (within shouting distance of this marker); Veduta del Tempio di Antonino e Faustina / View of the Temple of Antoninus and Faustina (within shouting distance of this marker); Il vicus ad Carinas (la strada per le Carine) / The vicus ad Carinas (the road leading to Carinae) (within shouting distance of this marker); Via Sacra: Il Tempo Che Scorre / Via Sacra: the Passage of Time (within shouting distance of this marker); Temple of Antoninus and Faustina (within shouting distance of this marker); Regia (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Roma.
 
Also see . . .
1. Roman Forum. (Submitted on June 12, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Rome Reborn: A Digital Model of Ancient Rome. (Submitted on June 12, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
 
So-Called Temple of Romulus / Tempio Detto di Romolo and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 3, 2013
2. So-Called Temple of Romulus / Tempio Detto di Romolo and Marker
Original Temple of Romulus / Tempio Detto di Romolo Doors image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 3, 2013
3. Original Temple of Romulus / Tempio Detto di Romolo Doors
Temple of Romulus / Tempio Detto di Romolo image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 3, 2013
4. Temple of Romulus / Tempio Detto di Romolo
View from Palatine Hill
Temple of Romulus / Tempio Detto di Romolo image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 3, 2013
5. Temple of Romulus / Tempio Detto di Romolo
View from Palatine Hill
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 29, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 12, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 525 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 12, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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