Temple of Augustus and Rome

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The Temple of Augustus and Rome is an ancient Roman temple in Ankara, Turkey, renowned for its well-preserved Monumentum Ancyranum inscription detailing the Res Gestae of Emperor Augustus.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman temple
archaeological site
tourist attraction
adjacentTo Hacı Bayram Mosque NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Roman
architecturalType peripteral temple
associatedWith Roman Emperor Augustus NERFINISHED
province of Galatia NERFINISHED
builtInCentury 1st century BCE
constructionMaterial stone
country Turkey
currentUse historical monument
dedicatedTo Emperor Augustus NERFINISHED
Roma (personification of Rome) NERFINISHED
dedicationSubject deified Augustus NERFINISHED
discoveryOfInscription 16th century
hasColumnOrder Corinthian order NERFINISHED
hasFeature cellar walls bearing inscriptions
fragments of columns
podium
surviving cella
hasLatinName Monumentum Ancyranum NERFINISHED
hasPart Monumentum Ancyranum inscription NERFINISHED
hasTourismActivity cultural tourism
heritageStatus important Roman inscription site
inscriptionAuthor Emperor Augustus NERFINISHED
inscriptionLanguage Greek
Latin
inscriptionTitle Res Gestae Divi Augusti NERFINISHED
inscriptionType autobiographical inscription
political testament
locatedIn Ankara
Ankara Province NERFINISHED
Central Anatolia NERFINISHED
Ulus, Ankara NERFINISHED
locatedInAncientCity Ancyra NERFINISHED
locatedOn hill in old Ankara city center
near Ankara Citadel NERFINISHED
notableFor best preserved copy of the Res Gestae Divi Augusti
well-preserved Latin and Greek inscriptions
originalFunction imperial cult temple
partOf historic core of Ankara
period Roman Imperial period
rebuiltInCentury 1st century CE
referencedAs Temple of Augustus at Ancyra NERFINISHED
regionOfRomanEmpire Galatia NERFINISHED
religion Roman state religion
visitedBy European travelers in the early modern period

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Altındağ hasLandmark Temple of Augustus and Rome
Ankyra hasNotableStructure Temple of Augustus and Rome