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  Temple of Juno Sospita Shown in ancient Rome | |
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| Coordinates | 41°53′23″N 12°29′05″E / 41.8896°N 12.4846°E |
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The Temple of Juno Sospita ("Savior") was an ancient Roman temple on the Palatine Hill in Rome, possibly dating from as early as 338 BC. [1]
It was probably a term for a small shrine adjoining the Temple of the Magna Mater (recorded by Ovid), [2] parts of which remain in Augustan-era opus reticulatum, although most of the remains belong to a Hadrianic restoration.
A minority interpretation is that 'Temple of Juno Sospita' was another term for the Temple of the Magna Mater's auguraculum.
If still in use by the 4th-and 5th century, it would have been closed during the persecution of pagans in the late Roman Empire.
See also
References
- ^ Herbert-Brown, Geraldine (1994). Ovid and the Fasti: An Historical Study. Clarendon Press. p. 38. ISBN 0-19-814935-2. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- ^ Platner, Samuel Ball (1929). A Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome. London: Oxford University Press. p. 291. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
Bibliography
- Filippo Coarelli, Guida archeologica di Roma, Verona, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 1984
