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The '''Temple of Vespasian''' (''Italian: Tempio di Vespasiano''), is a temple in [[Rome]] located at the western end of the Roman Forum between the Temple of Concordia and the Temple of Saturn. It is dedicated to the deified Vespasian and his son, the deified Titus.
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The '''Temple of Vespasian''' (''Italian: Tempio di Vespasiano''), is a temple in [[Rome]] located at the western end of the [[Roman Forum]] between the {{Wiki|Temple of Concord|Temple of Concordia}} and the [[Temple of Saturn]]. It is dedicated to the deified [[Roman Empire|Roman Emperors]] [[Vespasian]] and his son, [[Titus]].


==History==
==History==
Construction was ordered by Titus and began in 79 after Vespasian's death and Titus' succession. Titus' brother, [[Domitian]], completed and dedicated the temple to Titus and Vespasian in approximately 87. Titus began construction and presumably finished the foundations made of tufa concrete and the core of the podium made of white marble. Domitian, however, completed the interior work after Titus' death. The inner walls were in travertine, lined with marble imported at great expense from the eastern provinces.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Database: Tempio di Vespasiano]]</ref>


===Construction===
==Appearances==
Construction was ordered by Titus and began in 79 after Vespasian's death and Titus's succession. Titus’ brother, Domitian, completed and dedicated the temple to Titus and Vespasian in approximately 87. Titus began construction and presumably finished the foundations, made of tufa concrete, and the core of the podium, made of white marble.Domitian, however, completed the interior work after Titus’ death. The inner walls were in travertine, lined with marble imported at great expense from the eastern provinces.
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''
 
===Damage===
The temple suffered significant damage during mediaeval times, particularly c. 1300 (under Pope Boniface VIII), and in Pope Nicholas V's remodeling of the Forum (which involved the demolition of both angles of the temple on the Forum side and the reconstruction of its front as a fortress with corner towers).
All that survives today is the podium's core (with some of its peperino lining), parts of the cella (two fragments of its travertine wall and part of the pedestal at its back for the cult statues), and three Corinthian columns.<ref name="wiki">''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Vespasian_and_Titus Temple of Vespasian Wikipedia Article]''</ref>
 
==Database entry==
''Standing at the western end of the Roman Forum between the Temple of Concordia and the Temple of Saturn, the Tempio was built to honour the Flavian Dynasty, comprised of emperors Vespasian, Titus and Domitian. As part of the deification process, construction was ordered by Titus shortly after his father Vespasian's death in 79. Legend tells us Vespasian's last words were: "Pity, I think I'm turning into a god.''"
 
''Which, incidentally, will also be my last words.''<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>


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Latest revision as of 23:13, 14 October 2021

The Temple of Vespasian (Italian: Tempio di Vespasiano), is a temple in Rome located at the western end of the Roman Forum between the Temple of Concordia and the Temple of Saturn. It is dedicated to the deified Roman Emperors Vespasian and his son, Titus.

History[edit | edit source]

Construction was ordered by Titus and began in 79 after Vespasian's death and Titus' succession. Titus' brother, Domitian, completed and dedicated the temple to Titus and Vespasian in approximately 87. Titus began construction and presumably finished the foundations made of tufa concrete and the core of the podium made of white marble. Domitian, however, completed the interior work after Titus' death. The inner walls were in travertine, lined with marble imported at great expense from the eastern provinces.[1]

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