Capitolium

A Capitolium (Latin) was an ancient Roman temple dedicated to the Capitoline Triad of gods Jupiter, Juno and Minerva, which was built on a prominent area in many cities in the Roman empire, particularly during the Augustan and Julio-Claudian periods. Most had a triple cella, one for each god.

The first capitolium was in Rome and was considered the centre of the city, where it meant the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus built on the Capitoline Hill in Rome, and afterwards the Latin word was used for the whole hill.^[1]

The earliest known example outside of Italy was at Emporion (now Empúries, Spain).^[2]

Examples of capitolia are:

References

^ Richardson, L. (1992). A New Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome (p. 70). Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0-8018-4300-6.
^ Blagg, T.F.C. (1990). "The temple at Bath (Aquae Sulis) in the context of classical temples in the western European provinces" (pp. 426–427). Journal of Roman Archaeology 3 (pp. 419–430).

[1] Richardson, L. (1992). A New Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome (p. 70). Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0-8018-4300-6.

[2] Blagg, T.F.C. (1990). "The temple at Bath (Aquae Sulis) in the context of classical temples in the western European provinces" (pp. 426–427). Journal of Roman Archaeology 3 (pp. 419–430).

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