Post by oznerol on Oct 30, 2021 8:15:20 GMT -5
Temple of Mars Capitolinus
A new temple, dedicated to the god of War, Mars, in the Roman Forum. It has been made in the new and more splendid style in vogue in Rome these years, with a large podium and tall marble columns in the Greek fashion. The building is still pretty much being build, even if the general frame and estructure has been already constructed. Fine workmanship is evident, with skilled artesans and workers being brought by Capitolinus himself from all corners of Italy. It's planned to have a portico around it, a small forum where people might be able to mingle and socialize. There are reserved spots for the erection of statues of well-known Roman commanders of the past, which will adorn the place and proclaim the glories of the Republic. Scipio Nasica has already commissioned a statue of his forebears, Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus and Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Corculum, to stand at the entrance of the forum, in the most remarkable spot, for everyone to see. To their side stands Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus. The temple is to be called after Lucius Licinius Crassus Capitolinus, censor at the time it was build.
Temple of Hercules Victor.
Dating from the later 2nd century BC, and perhaps erected by L. Mummius Achaicus, conqueror of the Achaeans and destroyer of Corinth, the temple is 14.8 m in diameter and consists of a circular cella within a concentric ring of twenty Corinthian columns 10.66 m tall, resting on a tuff foundation. The temple is the earliest surviving marble building in Rome. The temple's original dedication is dated back to circa 143-132 BCE, a time when intense construction was taking place in Portus Tiberinus. It's placed on the Forum Boarium, the cattle market of the city, placed between the Palatine and Aventine Hills and also place to the riverine docks. It has been refurbished, restored and embellished by Lucius Licinius Crassus Capitolinus during his tenure as censor.
Temple of Apollo Crassianus.
A temple to Apollo Medicus, god of medicine and healing. A shrine to the god had existed in this area since at least to the mid-5th century BC when an Apollinar (a sacred grove or altar) was recorded on this site. Since Apollo was a foreign cult, it thus legally had to be placed outside the pomerium, making it a regular spot for extra-pomerial senate meetings. The first temple building dates to 431 BC, when the consul Gaius Iulius Mento inaugurated one dedicated to Apollo Medicus (the doctor), in fulfilment of a vow to him during a plague of 433 BC. This building was restored in 353 BC, and perhaps in 179 BC, when the censor Marcus Aemilius Lepidus and his colleague let the contract for building a porticus from the temple to the Tiber, behind the temple of Spes. The censor's projects also included a nearby theatre. The shedding of tears for three days by a cult-statue of Apollo, cited among the prodigies at the death of the Younger Scipio, can only have occurred at this temple, there being no others to Apollo. Recently, Lucius Crassus Capitolinus underwent the restoration and embellishment of this temple, making it a grand place, with a portico decorated with Greek statues brough from Asia, of both Apollo and his sister Diana. The works are still on the way, but the temple is already known as Apollo Crassianus, after his latest patron.
All the temples bear the following inscription:
L-LICINIVS-CRASSUS-CAP-CENS-FECIT.
Lucius Licinius Crassus Capitolinus Censoribus Fecit, done during the censorship of Lucius Licinius.
A new temple, dedicated to the god of War, Mars, in the Roman Forum. It has been made in the new and more splendid style in vogue in Rome these years, with a large podium and tall marble columns in the Greek fashion. The building is still pretty much being build, even if the general frame and estructure has been already constructed. Fine workmanship is evident, with skilled artesans and workers being brought by Capitolinus himself from all corners of Italy. It's planned to have a portico around it, a small forum where people might be able to mingle and socialize. There are reserved spots for the erection of statues of well-known Roman commanders of the past, which will adorn the place and proclaim the glories of the Republic. Scipio Nasica has already commissioned a statue of his forebears, Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus and Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica Corculum, to stand at the entrance of the forum, in the most remarkable spot, for everyone to see. To their side stands Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus. The temple is to be called after Lucius Licinius Crassus Capitolinus, censor at the time it was build.
Temple of Hercules Victor.
Dating from the later 2nd century BC, and perhaps erected by L. Mummius Achaicus, conqueror of the Achaeans and destroyer of Corinth, the temple is 14.8 m in diameter and consists of a circular cella within a concentric ring of twenty Corinthian columns 10.66 m tall, resting on a tuff foundation. The temple is the earliest surviving marble building in Rome. The temple's original dedication is dated back to circa 143-132 BCE, a time when intense construction was taking place in Portus Tiberinus. It's placed on the Forum Boarium, the cattle market of the city, placed between the Palatine and Aventine Hills and also place to the riverine docks. It has been refurbished, restored and embellished by Lucius Licinius Crassus Capitolinus during his tenure as censor.
Temple of Apollo Crassianus.
A temple to Apollo Medicus, god of medicine and healing. A shrine to the god had existed in this area since at least to the mid-5th century BC when an Apollinar (a sacred grove or altar) was recorded on this site. Since Apollo was a foreign cult, it thus legally had to be placed outside the pomerium, making it a regular spot for extra-pomerial senate meetings. The first temple building dates to 431 BC, when the consul Gaius Iulius Mento inaugurated one dedicated to Apollo Medicus (the doctor), in fulfilment of a vow to him during a plague of 433 BC. This building was restored in 353 BC, and perhaps in 179 BC, when the censor Marcus Aemilius Lepidus and his colleague let the contract for building a porticus from the temple to the Tiber, behind the temple of Spes. The censor's projects also included a nearby theatre. The shedding of tears for three days by a cult-statue of Apollo, cited among the prodigies at the death of the Younger Scipio, can only have occurred at this temple, there being no others to Apollo. Recently, Lucius Crassus Capitolinus underwent the restoration and embellishment of this temple, making it a grand place, with a portico decorated with Greek statues brough from Asia, of both Apollo and his sister Diana. The works are still on the way, but the temple is already known as Apollo Crassianus, after his latest patron.
All the temples bear the following inscription:
L-LICINIVS-CRASSUS-CAP-CENS-FECIT.
Lucius Licinius Crassus Capitolinus Censoribus Fecit, done during the censorship of Lucius Licinius.
