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.