Temple of Augustus and Rome

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The Temple of Augustus and Rome is an ancient Roman temple in Ankara, Turkey, renowned for its well-preserved Monumentum Ancyranum inscription detailing the Res Gestae of Emperor Augustus.

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Temple of Augustus and Rome canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman temple
archaeological site
tourist attraction
adjacentTo Hacı Bayram Mosque
architecturalStyle Roman
architecturalType peripteral temple
associatedWith Roman Emperor Augustus
linked to: Augustus

province of Galatia
builtInCentury 1st century BCE
constructionMaterial stone
country Turkey
currentUse historical monument
dedicatedTo Emperor Augustus
linked to: Augustus

Roma (personification of Rome)
dedicationSubject deified Augustus
linked to: Divus Augustus
discoveryOfInscription 16th century
hasColumnOrder Corinthian order
hasFeature cellar walls bearing inscriptions
fragments of columns
podium
surviving cella
hasLatinName Monumentum Ancyranum
hasPart Monumentum Ancyranum inscription
hasTourismActivity cultural tourism
heritageStatus important Roman inscription site
inscriptionAuthor Emperor Augustus
linked to: Augustus
inscriptionLanguage Greek
Latin
inscriptionTitle Res Gestae Divi Augusti
inscriptionType autobiographical inscription
political testament
locatedIn Ankara
Ankara Province
Central Anatolia
Ulus, Ankara
locatedInAncientCity Ancyra
locatedOn hill in old Ankara city center
near Ankara Citadel
linked to: Ankara Castle
notableFor best preserved copy of the Res Gestae Divi Augusti
well-preserved Latin and Greek inscriptions
originalFunction imperial cult temple
partOf historic core of Ankara
period Roman Imperial period
rebuiltInCentury 1st century CE
referencedAs Temple of Augustus at Ancyra
regionOfRomanEmpire Galatia
religion Roman state religion
visitedBy European travelers in the early modern period

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Ankyra hasNotableStructure Temple of Augustus and Rome
Altındağ hasLandmark Temple of Augustus and Rome
Ulus district of Ankara hasLandmark Temple of Augustus and Rome