Temple of Quirinus explained

Temple of Quirinus
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The Temple of Quirinus (Latin: Aedes Quirinus or Templum Quirinus) 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.^{[6] [7]}

Fieldwork conducted by Andrea Carandini employed ground penetrating radar on the Quirinal Hill, revealing possible remains of the temple.^[8]

See also

• List of Ancient Roman temples

Notes and References

1. Book: Samuel Ball Platner. A Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome. 21 May 2015. Cambridge University Press. 978-1-108-08324-9. 438–.
2. Book: Filippo Coarelli. Rome and Environs: An Archaeological Guide. 10 May 2014. Univ of California Press. 978-0-520-28209-4. 233–.
3. Book: Andrew Zissos. A Companion to the Flavian Age of Imperial Rome. 7 March 2016. John Wiley & Sons. 978-1-4443-3600-9. 120–.
4. Book: Duncan Fishwick. The Imperial cult in the Latin West 001. October 1993. BRILL. 90-04-07179-2. 58–.
5. Book: Penelope J. E. Davies. Architecture and Politics in Republican Rome. 30 November 2017. Cambridge University Press. 978-1-107-09431-4. 284–.
6. Book: Samuel Ball Platner. A Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome. 21 May 2015. Cambridge University Press. 978-1-108-08324-9. 438–.
7. Book: Filippo Coarelli. Rome and Environs: An Archaeological Guide. 10 May 2014. Univ of California Press. 978-0-520-28209-4. 233–.
8. Book: Andrea Carandini. Cercando Quirino: traversata sulle onde elettromagnetiche nel suolo del Quirinale. 2007. G. Einaudi. 978-88-06-19084-2.