The Temple of Venus in Forum Romanum. Rome, Italy. Photograph by Jaroslav Frank Fine
You may remember that Hadrian's love of Greece and Greek culture, his philhellenism, won him the nickname graeculus: 'little Greek' ( SHA, Hadrian 1.5). The temple actually comprised two Roman-style temples placed back-to-back - one dedicated to Venus, the other to Roma - and this is what created the overall effect of a Greek temple.
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Plate 4, View of the Temple of Venus and Roma, on the Velian Hill. In the foreground, an artist sketches the ruins and a group of figures gather around a well. Below this plate is a smaller image, titled "Bas relief de la frise du Temple de Pallas," with statues of five figures, including Neptune and Jupiter.
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Key information: The Temple of Venus and Rome was one of Rome's most colossal temples. Constructed by Hadrian, and dedicated in 135 (though possibly not completed until 145 by Antoninus Pius, according to numismatic evidence depicting the temple), it essentially enveloped the Velia hill, a small contiguous mound adjoining the Palatine hill.
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Temple of Venus Some two hundred meters southeast of the altars on the Great Court of the temple of Jupiter in Baalbek, and separated from it by a colonnaded street, was the complex of Venus and the Muses. It is a more or less square field - in fact, trapezoidal - surrounded by a colonnade; on the field are two small shrines.
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The Temple of Venus -on a panoramic viewpoint overlooking the plain- was built soon after the establishment of Pompeii as a Roman colony.
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The Temple of Venus and Roma is thought to have been the largest temple in Ancient Rome. Located on the Velian Hill, between the eastern edge of the Forum Romanum and the Colosseum, in Rome, it was dedicated to the goddesses Venus Felix and Roma Aeterna. Photo: daryl mitchell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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The colossal Temple of Venus and Rome was one of Rome's largest imperial temples. It essentially enveloped the Velia Hill, next to the Palatine and overlooking the Colosseum valley. Hadrian constructed this temple dedicated to two deities, necessitating its two cellae, back to back, for each cult statue. Maxentius almost entirely rebuilt the temple, on an even more magnificent scale.
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Temple of Venus may refer to: . Temple of Venus Genetrix in Rome; Temple of Venus and Roma in Rome; Temple of Venus Erycina (Capitoline Hill) in Rome Temple of Venus Erycina (Quirinal Hill) in Rome Temple of Venus Victrix, adjacent to the Theatre of Pompey, Rome; Temple of Venus (Baalbek), also known as the Circular Temple or St. Barbara's The Temple of Venus, a 1923 silent film
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The Temple of Venus Regio VIII Insula 1.3 Open 9.00-19.00 Info Gallery 1 FAVOURITE This was the temple of the goddess to whom Silla dedicated the colony in calling it Cornelia Veneria Pompeianorum. The building, made entirely of marble, was situated in the part of the town with the best view out to sea and was clearly visible to ships.
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The double temple consisted of two main chambers housing its own cult statue; seated back to back on thrones, with Roma holding a spear and an image of victory facing west over the Roman Forum and Venus holding a spear and a cupid faced the Colosseum to the east. The entrance to each chamber was lined with four columns and the entire temple was bordered with colonnaded entrances.
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Tempio Venere On a high base overlooking the Colosseum Valley stands the temple that Hadrian wanted to dedicate to the goddess Roma Aeterna and the goddess Venus Felix. It is the largest sacred building built by the Romans, and one of the largest in antiquity.
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The Temple of Venus and Rome was one of Rome's most colossal temples. It was located at the far east side of the Forum Romanum, near the Colosseum. It was dedicated to the goddesses Venus Felix (Venus the Bringer of Good Fortune) and Roma Aeterna (Eternal Rome). The designer was emperor Hadrian. Construction on the temple began in AD 121.
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Venus was the patron goddess of Pompeii, to whom the colony was named upon conclusion (80 BC), already worshiped in pre-Roman times and later was patron goddess of sailing. The earthquake of 62 AD and those that followed up to the eruption, caused the destruction of the temple whose reconstruction had not yet been completed in 79 AD.
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The Temple of Venus and Rome (Templum Veneris et Romae) is thought to have been the largest temple in Ancient Rome. The architect was the emperor Hadrian and construction began in 121 CE. It was officially inaugurated by Hadrian in 135 CE, and finished in 141 CE under Antoninus Pius.
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The Temple of Venus and Roma ( Latin: Templum Veneris et Romae) is thought to have been the largest temple in Ancient Rome. Located on the Velian Hill, between the eastern edge of the Forum Romanum and the Colosseum, in Rome, it was dedicated to the goddesses Venus Felix ("Venus the Bringer of Good Fortune") and Roma Aeterna ("Eternal Rome").