Temple of Roma and Augustus

Digital reconstruction of the Temple of Roma and Augustus on the Acropolis.
Remains of the temple on the Acropolis

The Temple of Roma and Augustus was a monopteral circular Ionic temple[1] built on the Acropolis of Athens c. 19 BCE,[2] likely coincident with Augustus' second visit to Athens. The structure was axially aligned with the eastern entrance of the Parthenon, placed 23 m (75 ft) eastward. The temple, which asserted the divinity of Rome and the Imperial cult in the context of the religious centre of the Acropolis, was a propaganda monument erected at a time of tension between Rome and Athens.[3] Its ruins remain on the Acropolis.

  1. ^ Arguably not a temple. See Camp, 2001, p.187
  2. ^ Or between 27 and 18/17 on epigraphic grounds. Spawforth, 2012, p.106.
  3. ^ N. P. Iliou, The temple of Roma and Augustus on the Athenian Acropolis: A Symbol of Roman power?, The Post Hole, Issue 40. 2014.