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

Tempio di Saturno / Temple of Saturn

Photographed By James Hulse, June 14, 2023

1. Tempio di Saturno / Temple of Saturn Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Il tempio, uno dei più antichi di Roma, sorge ai piedi del Campidoglio, su un alto podio di blocchi squadrati. Nella cella - preceduta da un atrio a sei colonne, conservate ancor oggi insieme all'architrave era custodita la statua di Saturno. Il tempio esisteva dalla fine del VI sec. a.C., ma i resti del basamento sono relative ad un rifacimento del 42 a.C, mentre le colonne appartengono ad un restauro eseguito nel IV sec. d.C., a seguito di un incendio, come si legge nell'iscrizione. All'interno del tempio era conservato l'Erario dello Stato.

English:
The temple, one of the most ancient in Rome, stands at the foot of the Capitoline Hill on a high podium made of square blocks. In the cella, preceded by a portico with six columns that still survive with the architrave, was the statue of Saturn. The temple existed from the late 6th century BC but the remains of the podium belong to a reconstruction in 42 BC whilst the columns date to restoration work in the 4th century AD after a fire, as we read in the inscription. The temple housed the State Treasury.

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Location. 41° 53.552′ N, 12° 29.061′ 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 south of the Arch of Septimius Severus 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. Veduta del Tempio Detto della Concordia / View of the So-called Temple of Concord (here, next to this marker); Miliarium Aureum / Golden Milestone (here, next to this marker); Vico Iugario / Vicus Iugarius (a few steps from this marker); Veduta di Campo Vaccino / View of Campo Vaccino (a few steps from this marker); Tempio della Concordia / Temple of Concord (within shouting distance of this marker); Umbilicus Urbis / The Focus of the City (within shouting distance of this marker); Volcanal (within shouting distance of this marker); Tempio di Vespasiano / Temple of Vespasian (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Roma.

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

Photographed By James Hulse, June 14, 2023

2. The Temple of Saturn 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 25, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

2. Temple of Saturn. Wikipedia (Submitted on August 25, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The view of the Temple of Saturn image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, June 14, 2023

3. The view of the Temple of Saturn

Credits. This page was last revised on August 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 25, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 61 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 25, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.