Temple of Hercules Victor
N 41° 53.359 E 012° 28.869
33T E 291026 N 4640555
The Temple of Hercules Victor or Hercules Olivarius, located in the Forum Boarium in Rome, is a monopteros, a round temple of Greek 'peripteral' design (surrounded by colonnades on all sides).
Waymark Code: WM1Y71
Location: Lazio, Italy
Date Posted: 08/01/2007
Views: 190
This layout caused many to mistake it for a temple of Vesta, but it has been determined to be a temple of Hercules. Hercules was a favorite divinity for traders, so it is appropriate that it would be in a forum.
Dating from about 120 BC, the temple is 14.8m in diameter and consists of a circular cella within a concentric ring of 20 x 10.66 m tall Corinthian columns resting on a tufa foundation. These elements supported an architrave and roof which have disappeared. The original wall of the cella and the columns remain but the current tile roof was added later. Palladio suggested a dome, though this was apparently erroneous. The temple is the earliest surviving marble building in Rome.
Most Relevant Historical Period: Roman Republic 509 B.C. - 27 B.C.
Admission Fee: Free
Opening days/times: 24 x 7
Web Site: [Web Link]
Condition: Completely intact or reconstructed
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