Temple of Augustus and Rome, Ankara
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The Temple of Augustus and Rome in Ankara is an ancient Roman temple renowned for preserving the Monumentum Ancyranum, the most complete surviving copy of Emperor Augustus’s Res Gestae inscription.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Temple of Augustus and Rome in Ankara | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
ancient Roman temple
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archaeological site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Hacı Bayram Mosque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Roman ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Emperor Augustus
NERFINISHED
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Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ province of Galatia ⓘ |
| builtAfter | annexation of Galatia by Rome ⓘ |
| builtInCentury |
1st century BCE
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1st century CE ⓘ |
| convertedTo | church ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruin ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Emperor Augustus
NERFINISHED
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Roma (personification of Rome) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedBy | Theodor Mommsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedIn | classical epigraphy studies ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Temple of Augustus and Roma in Ankara
NERFINISHED
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Temple of Augustus at Ancyra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bilingual inscription of Res Gestae
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cellas with inscription on walls ⓘ podium temple design ⓘ |
| hasInscriptionType | autobiographical imperial inscription ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Monumentum Ancyranum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | Monumentum Ancyranum inscription NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPreservationStatus | protected monument ⓘ |
| hasTouristAccess | yes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | important Roman monument in Turkey ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage |
Greek
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Latin ⓘ |
| inscriptionTitle | Res Gestae Divi Augusti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | most complete surviving copy of the Res Gestae Divi Augusti ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ankara
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Ankara Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Central Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulus, Ankara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAncientCity | Ancyra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| near | Ankara Citadel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman provincial architecture in Asia Minor ⓘ |
| preserves | Res Gestae Divi Augusti inscription NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Galatia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence of Roman imperial cult in Galatia
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key source for the text of Res Gestae Divi Augusti ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Christian worship after conversion
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imperial cult worship ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Res Gestae Divi Augusti inscription
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Temple of Augustus and Rome, Ankara
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Temple of Augustus and Rome in Ankara