List of ancient Roman temples

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This is a list of ancient Roman temples, built during antiquity by the people of ancient Rome or peoples belonging to the Roman Empire. Roman temples were dedicated to divinities from the Roman pantheon.

Maison carrée, Nîmes, France, one of the best preserved Roman temples

Substantial remains

Most of the best survivals had been converted into churches and mosques. Rural areas in the Islamic world have some good remains, which had been left largely undisturbed. In Spain, some remarkable discoveries (Vic, Cordoba, Barcelona) were made in the 19th century, when old buildings being reconstructed or demolished were found to contain major remains encased in later buildings. In Rome, Pula, and elsewhere some walls incorporated in later buildings have always been evident. In most cases loose pieces of stone have been removed from the site, and some such as capitals may be found in local museums, along with non-architectural items excavated, such as terracotta votive offerings, which are often found in large numbers.

Temple of Hercules Victor
Temple of Saturn, Roman Forum, eight impressive columns and architrave remain standing
The Temple of Apollo in Pompeii. Mount Vesuvius is to the far left.

Rome

Italy (outside Rome)

Armenia

  • Garni Temple, 1st-century, reconstructed after earthquake in 1679. The only extant Greco-Roman temple in Armenia and the former Soviet Union, described as the "easternmost building of the Graeco-Roman world".

Croatia

  • Temple of Augustus, Pula, Croatia, largely complete (illustrated above); a large wall from another temple forms part of the town hall next door.
  • Temple of Jupiter in Diocletian's Palace, Split, Croatia. Small but very complete, amid other Roman buildings, c. 300. Most unusually, the barrel ceiling is intact.

France

Jordan

Lebanon

Portugal

Tunisia

  • Sbeitla, Tunisia, three small temples in a row on the forum, many other city ruins.
  • Dougga, Tunisia, several temples in extensive city ruins, two with substantial remains.

Ruins, fragments, bases and excavations

Britain

Italy

Rome

Temple of Castor and Pollux
Temple of Venus and Roma

France

Temple of the Moulin du Fâ, a gallo-roman tholos-style fanum, in western France.

Lebanon

Temple of Bacchus, Baalbek, Lebanon
Roman temple of Bziza
Roman temple of Hosn Niha
Roman temple of Qasr el Banat

Malta

Ruins of Tas-Silġ, a multi-period sanctuary site containing the remains of a Temple of Juno

Romania

Not much remains to be seen, but there were temples at Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa (6),[10] Alburnus Major (2),[10] Apulum,[11] Tibiscum[12] Porolissum[13] and probably Potaissa (suggested by five neighboring altars), as well as other sites.[10]

Scotland

Slovenia

  • Temple of HerculesCelje, Slovenia.
  • Gallo-Roman TempleCelje, Slovenia - remains of Gallo-Roman Temple.

Spain

Roman temple of Vic, part original, with parts restored

Syria

Temple of Bel, Palmyra
Horvat Omrit Temple
Temple of Al-Lat
Temple of Rabbos

Tunisia

The Capitoline Temple in Dougga

Turkey

Temple of Hadrian, Ephesus, Turkey

Notes

References

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