Capitoline Temple

E570143

ancient Roman temple religious building state cult sanctuary

The Capitoline Temple was the most important temple in ancient Rome, dedicated primarily to Jupiter and symbolizing the religious and political heart of the Roman state on the Capitoline Hill.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Capitolium temple	3
Capitoline temple precinct	1
Capitoline temples	1
Capitolium	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Roman temple ⓘ religious building ⓘ state cult sanctuary ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Capitolium NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus NERFINISHED ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Italic temple architecture ⓘ
associatedDeity	Juno Regina NERFINISHED ⓘ Minerva NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	Roman triumphal processions ending at the temple ⓘ annual vows for the safety of the state ⓘ
country	Roman Empire ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ
cultTriad	Capitoline Triad NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalContext	Roman Imperial period ⓘ Roman Republican period ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Juno NERFINISHED ⓘ Jupiter Optimus Maximus NERFINISHED ⓘ Minerva NERFINISHED ⓘ
dedicationType	state-sponsored temple ⓘ
function	location for triumphal dedications ⓘ place for vows by Roman magistrates ⓘ site of official state ceremonies ⓘ state cult center of Rome ⓘ
hasFeature	deep columned pronaos ⓘ high podium typical of Italic temples ⓘ triple cella for Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva ⓘ
heritageStatus	key monument of ancient Rome’s sacred topography ⓘ
influenced	later Roman temple design ⓘ
influencedBy	Etruscan temple architecture ⓘ
locatedIn	Rome ⓘ ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear	Roman Forum NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn	Capitoline Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOnTopOf	southern summit of Capitoline Hill ⓘ
partOf	Capitoline Hill sanctuary complex NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalRole	focus of loyalty to the Roman state ⓘ setting for senatorial and magistrate rituals ⓘ
primaryDeity	Jupiter Optimus Maximus NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	ancient Roman religion ⓘ
significance	most important temple in ancient Rome ⓘ political heart of the Roman state ⓘ religious heart of the Roman state ⓘ
symbolOf	Jupiter’s protection of Rome ⓘ Roman state power ⓘ
usedFor	celebration of Roman triumphs ⓘ inauguration of consuls ⓘ public vows at the beginning of the year ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus → alsoKnownAs → Capitoline Temple ⓘ

Clivus Capitolinus → accesses → Capitoline Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Capitoline temples

Volubilis → hasStructure → Capitoline Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Capitolium temple

cult of Jupiter Optimus Maximus → worshipSpace → Capitoline Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Capitoline temple precinct

Cosa → hasStructure → Capitoline Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Capitolium temple

Bolonia Roman ruins (Baelo Claudia) → hasPart → Capitoline Temple ⓘ

subject surface form: Baelo Claudia

this entity surface form: Capitolium

Walili → hasNotableFeature → Capitoline Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Capitolium temple