Aedes Herculi Olivarii
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[[Image:Temple-hercules-olivarius.JPG|300px|thumb|Temple of Hercules Olivarius.]] | [[Image:Temple-hercules-olivarius.JPG|300px|thumb|Temple of Hercules Olivarius.]] | ||
[[Image:P1000738-b4.jpg|300px|thumb|Cult statue found near the temple.]] | [[Image:P1000738-b4.jpg|300px|thumb|Cult statue found near the temple.]] | ||
[[Image:Capital-temple-hercules-olivarius.jpg|thumb|300px|Corinthian capital]] | [[Image:Capital-temple-hercules-olivarius.jpg|thumb|300px|Corinthian capital]] | ||
| − | [[Image:Base-temple-hercules-olivarius.jpg|thumb|300px|]] | + | [[Image:Base-temple-hercules-olivarius.jpg|thumb|300px|Tufa podium. Note the groove in the pavement for catching drips from the original roof.]] |
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| + | Possibly the Aedes Herculi Olivarii (Temple of Hercules Olivarius), this circular temple stands in the [[Forum Boarium]]. It was originally built mainly of imported Pentelic marble and tufa, with later repairs of Luna marble (Roman period) and brick (Middle Ages). There are 20 columns of Corinthian order, but the Luna marble replacements and one of the original Pentelic columns have capitals of a slightly different design. | ||
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| + | The present roof is not original. The original roof rested on a now-missing architrave, which may have been similar to that on the circular temple in Tivoli. The tall, arched windows are not original. | ||
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| + | [http://www.romancoins.info/VIC-Buildings.html#hercules This coin] may show this very temple. | ||
[[Category:Archaeological sites in Rome]] | [[Category:Archaeological sites in Rome]] | ||
| + | [[Category:ES:Archaeological sites in Rome|Yacimientos arqueológicos en Roma]] | ||
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Possibly the Aedes Herculi Olivarii (Temple of Hercules Olivarius), this circular temple stands in the Forum Boarium. It was originally built mainly of imported Pentelic marble and tufa, with later repairs of Luna marble (Roman period) and brick (Middle Ages). There are 20 columns of Corinthian order, but the Luna marble replacements and one of the original Pentelic columns have capitals of a slightly different design.
The present roof is not original. The original roof rested on a now-missing architrave, which may have been similar to that on the circular temple in Tivoli. The tall, arched windows are not original.
This coin may show this very temple.
