Back Temple de Roma i August Catalan Tempel der Roma und des Augustus (Athen) German Ναός Ρώμης και Αύγουστου Greek Templo de Roma y Augusto (Atenas) Spanish Rooman ja Augustuksen temppeli Finnish Temple de Rome et d'Auguste French Tempel van Roma en Augustus Dutch
The Temple of Roma and Augustus was a monopteral circular Ionic temple[1] built on the Acropolis of Athens c. 19 BCE,[2] likely coincident with Augustus' second visit to Athens. The structure was axially aligned with the eastern entrance of the Parthenon, placed 23 m (75 ft) eastward. The temple, which asserted the divinity of Rome and the Imperial cult in the context of the religious centre of the Acropolis, was a propaganda monument erected at a time of tension between Rome and Athens.[3] Its ruins remain on the Acropolis.
- ^ Arguably not a temple. See Camp, 2001, p.187
- ^ Or between 27 and 18/17 on epigraphic grounds. Spawforth, 2012, p.106.
- ^ N. P. Iliou, The temple of Roma and Augustus on the Athenian Acropolis: A Symbol of Roman power?, The Post Hole, Issue 40. 2014.
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