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

Tempio di Castore e Polluce / Temple of Castor and Pollux

Photographed By James Hulse, June 14, 2023

1. Tempio di Castore e Polluce / Temple of Castor and Pollux Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Secondo la leggenda i due fratelli, figli di Giove, dopo aver aiutato i Romani contro i Latini e gli Etruschi nella battaglia del Lago Regillo (496 a.C.), furono visti nel Foro abbeverare i cavalli nella Fonte di Giuturna. In loro onore il dittatore Aulo Postumio Albino costruì un tempio - dedicato nel 484 a.C. - che subì varie trasformazioni nei secoli. L'alto podio si data al rifacimento di Metello nel 117 a.C.; una ristrutturazione importante avvenne sotto Tiberio, al quale sono da attribuire le tre colonne corinzie e la fine trabeazione visibile su un lato del tempio, che presentava due scalinate laterali.

English:
According to legend the two brothers, sons of Jupiter, were seen watering their horses at the Spring of Juturna in the Forum after helping the Romans against the Latins and Etruscans at the Battle of Lake Regillus (496 BC). In their honour the dictator Aulus Postumius Albinus built a temple - dedicated in 484 BC - which was transformed several times over the centuries. The high podium dates to its reconstruction by Metellus in 117 BC; another important reconstruction took place under Tiberius,

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to whom we can attribute the three Corinthian columns and the fine entablature visible on one side of the temple, which had two flights of stairs at the sides.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Architecture.

Location. 41° 53.517′ N, 12° 29.138′ E. Marker is in Roma, Lazio (Latium, Rome), in Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale. It is in Rione X Campitelli. Marker is on Via Sacra. The marker is located west of the Arch of Titus in the Roman Forum. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Roma, Lazio 00186, Italy. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Via Sacra: Il Foro e la Citta Pubblica / Via Sacra: the Forum and the Public City (a few steps from this marker); Basilica Giulia / Basilica Iulia (a few steps from this marker); Veduta del Sito Ov'era L'antico Foro Romano / View of the Site Where the Ancient Roman Forum Was (a few steps from this marker); Tempio del Divo Giulio / Temple of Caesar (within shouting distance of this marker); Basi Onorarie / Honorary Bases (within shouting distance of this marker); Altar of Caesar / Ara di Cesare (within shouting distance of this marker); Roman Forum. History of the Excavations (within shouting distance of this marker); Forum Square (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Roma.

The ruins of the Temple of Castor and Pollux image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, June 14, 2023

2. The ruins of the Temple of Castor and Pollux

More about this marker. The marker is located in the Parco Archeologico del Colosseo (Roman Forum Archaeological Park) and it does require an entry fee to visit.

Also see . . .
1. Parco Archeologico del Colosseo. Roma Turismo (Submitted on August 21, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

2. Temple of Castor and Pollux. Wikipedia

The Temple of Castor and Pollux (Italian: Tempio dei Dioscuri) is an ancient temple in the Roman Forum, Rome, Central Italy. It was originally built in gratitude for victory at the Battle of Lake Regillus (495 BC). Castor and Pollux (Greek Polydeuces) were the Dioscuri, the "twins" of Gemini, the twin sons of Zeus (Jupiter) and Leda. Their cult came to Rome from Greece via Magna Graecia and the Greek culture of Southern Italy.

(Submitted on August 21, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The Temple of Castor and Pollux and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, June 14, 2023

3. The Temple of Castor and Pollux and Marker

The view of the Temple of Castor and Pollux Marker from the Roman Forum image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, June 14, 2023

4. The view of the Temple of Castor and Pollux Marker from the Roman Forum

Credits. This page was last revised on August 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 53 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 21, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.