Basilica of Neptune
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Latin: Basilica Neptuni | |
 Remains of the Basilica of Neptune visible from Via della Palombella | |
   Basilica of Neptune Shown within Augustan Rome | |
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| Location | Rome, Italy |
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| Region | Regio IX Circus Flaminius |
| Coordinates | 41°53′54″N 12°28′37″E / 41.898268°N 12.477052°E |
| History | |
| Builder | Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa |
| Founded | c. 25 BCE |
The Basilica of Neptune (Latin: Basilica Neptuni) was an ancient Roman basilica constructed c. 25 BCE under Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa in honour of Neptune to celebrate his naval victories at Mylae, Naulochus and Actium. Surviving fragments of the basilica remain visible on the Campus Martius in Rome.
According to Cassius Dio, the basilica was initially constructed by Agrippa as part of a larger building program on the Campus Martius from 33 — 25 BCE.[1] This project included the Pantheon, the Saepta Iulia and the Baths of Agrippa and was possibly financed by the proceeds from recent military victories in Illyria. The basilica was reconstructed under Hadrian (r. 117 – 138 CE) following the original basilica's destruction in a fire under Titus. This led some scholars to misidentify the Basilica of Neptune with the nearby Temple of Hadrian.[2]
