Temple of the Sun (Rome)
The Temple of the Sun was a temple in the Campus Agrippae in Rome. It was dedicated to Sol Invictus in 270 by the emperor Aurelian[1] and funded by spoils from his campaign against Palmyra. It was the fourth temple dedicated to him in Rome - the other three were in the Circus Maximus, on the Quirinal and in Trastevere.[2]
References
- ↑ Aurelius Victor, De Caesaribus 35-7
- ↑ Hijmans, Steven E (2009), Sol : the sun in the art and religions of Rome (Thesis/dissertation), ISBN 90-367-3931-4, chapter 5
Bibliography
- L. Richardson, jr, A New Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome, Baltimore - London 1992. pp. 363–364 ISBN 0801843006
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