Temple of Venus Erycina (Quirinal Hill)
Temple of Venus Erycina (Quirinal hill) | |
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Location | Regione VIII Forum Romanum |
Built in | 184 BC |
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Type of structure | Roman temple |
Related | List of ancient monuments in Rome |
The Temple of Venus Erycina was an ancient sanctuary on the in Ancient Rome, erected in 184 BC and dedicated to the goddess Venus.[2]
History[]
The Temple of Venus Erycina on the Quirinal Hill was built by the consul .[citation needed] He promised the temple to Venus in 184 BC during the war against the Ligurians in the north of Italy. Porcius Licinius (or his younger brother) dedicated the shrine in 181 BC. The temple was possibly included in the 1st century BC in the complex of the Gardens of Sallust.[citation needed] If still in use by the 4th-century, it would have been closed during the persecution of pagans in the late Roman Empire.
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Categories:
- Temples of Venus
- Temples on the Quirinal
- 2nd-century BC religious buildings and structures