Temple of Saturn

Temple of Saturn
The temple of Saturn in the Forum Romanum
Temple of Saturn is located in Rome
Temple of Saturn
Temple of Saturn
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LocationRegio VIII Forum Romanum
Coordinates41°53′33″N 12°29′03″E / 41.89250°N 12.48417°E / 41.89250; 12.48417
TypeRoman temple
History
BuilderTarquinius Superbus
Founded497 BC

The Temple of Saturn (Latin: Templum Saturni or Aedes Saturni; Italian: Tempio di Saturno) was an ancient Roman temple to the god Saturn, in what is now Rome, Italy. Its ruins stand at the foot of the Capitoline Hill at the western end of the Roman Forum. The original dedication of the temple is traditionally dated to 497 BC,[1][2] but ancient writers disagreed greatly about the history of this site.[3]

  1. ^ Robert E.A. Palmer, Rome and Carthage at Peace (Franz Steiner, 1997), p. 63; Hans-Friedrich Mueller, "Saturn," in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome, p. 221.
  2. ^ Livy, Ab Urbe Condita, 2.21
  3. ^ Lawrence Richardson, A New Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992), p. 343.