Temple of Quirinus
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| Coordinates | 41°54′07″N 12°29′25″E / 41.9020°N 12.4904°E |
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The Temple of Quirinus (Latin: Aedes Quirini or Templum Quirini) was an ancient Roman temple built on the western half of the Quirinal Hill near the Capitolium Vetus, on a site which now equates to the junction between Via del Quirinale and Via delle Quattro Fontane, beside Piazza Barberini.[1][2] Domitian later built the Temple of the gens Flavia nearby.[3]
According to ancient authors, the temple of Quirinus was built and dedicated to Quirinus (the deified form of Romulus) by the consul Lucius Papirius Cursor in 293 BC.[4][5]
Work was done on the temple in the early imperial period, and literary references are found until the 4th century AD.[1][2]
Fieldwork conducted by Andrea Carandini employed ground penetrating radar on the Quirinal Hill, revealing possible remains of the temple.[6]
