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

Tempio del Divo Giulio / Temple of Caesar

Photographed By James Hulse, June 14, 2023

1. Tempio del Divo Giulio / Temple of Caesar Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Cesare, assassinato nel 44 a.C. nella Curia di Pompeo in campo Marzio, fu cremato nel Foro, davanti alla Regia. Sul luogo Augusto innalzò un tempio, dedicato nel 29 a.C. Costruito su un alto podio, con sei colonne sulla fronte, era decorato dai rostri delle navi di Antonio e Cleopatra catturate da Augusto, due anni prima, nella battaglia di Azio. L'altare, situato nell'emiciclo del podio, sostituiva la colonna commemorativa. Scalinate sui lati conducevano all'interno della costruzione, di cui oggi resta solo il nucleo cementizio.

English:
Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC in the Curia of Pompey in the Campus Martius and was cremated in the Forum, in front of the Regia. On this spot Augustus raised a temple, dedicated in 29 BC. Set on a high podium with six columns at the front it was decorated with the rostra taken from the ships of Anthon, and Cleopatra captured by Augustus, two years earlier at the Battle of Actium. The altar, in hemicycle of the podium, replaced the commemorative column. Staircases at the sides led to the interior of the building, of which only the cement core survives today.

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

Location. 41° 53.521′ N, 12° 29.155′ 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. Altar of Caesar / Ara di Cesare (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); Via Sacra: Il Foro e la Citta Pubblica / Via Sacra: the Forum and the Public City (a few steps from this marker); Roman Forum (within shouting distance of this marker); Roman Forum. History of the Excavations (within shouting distance of this marker); Tempio di Castore e Polluce / Temple of Castor and Pollux (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Roman Forum (within shouting distance of this marker); Basilica Giulia / Basilica Iulia (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Roma.

More about this marker.

The Temple of Caesar and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, June 14, 2023

2. The Temple of Caesar and 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 Caesar. Wikipedia

The Temple of Caesar or Temple of Divus Iulius (Latin: Aedes Divi Iuli; Italian: Tempio del Divo Giulio), also known as Temple of the Deified Julius Caesar, delubrum, heroon or Temple of the Comet Star, is an ancient structure in the Roman Forum of Rome, Italy, located near the Regia and the Temple of Vesta.

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

The ruins of the altar in the Temple of Caesar image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, June 14, 2023

3. The ruins of the altar in the Temple of Caesar

Credits. This page was last revised on August 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 63 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 21, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.