Temple of Diana on the Aventine (traditional foundation)

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The Temple of Diana on the Aventine was an important early Roman sanctuary traditionally linked to Rome’s regal period and associated with efforts to unify Latin communities under Roman religious authority.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman temple
sanctuary
associatedWithDeityAspect Diana as huntress NERFINISHED
Diana as protector of communities
associatedWithHill Aventinus NERFINISHED
associatedWithInstitution Latin League (tradition) NERFINISHED
Roman state religion NERFINISHED
associatedWithPeople Latins
Romans NERFINISHED
associatedWithPeriod Roman Regal Period NERFINISHED
associatedWithRuler Servius Tullius NERFINISHED
cityContext early Rome
cultContinuity Diana’s worship in Rome
cultObject statue of Diana (tradition)
cultType Latin federal cult
dedicatedTo Diana NERFINISHED
function federal cult center
religious sanctuary
historicity partly legendary
languageOfCult Latin
linkedMythicallyTo Artemision at Ephesus NERFINISHED
linkedToTheme integration of non-Roman Italians into Roman cult
use of religion for political consolidation
locatedIn Italy
Latium NERFINISHED
Rome
locatedOn Aventine Hill NERFINISHED
mentionedBy Livy NERFINISHED
mentionedInWork Ab Urbe Condita NERFINISHED
politicalSignificance instrument of Roman religious authority over Latin allies
modelled on the federal sanctuary of Artemis at Ephesus (tradition)
regionContext central Italy
religiousFunction place of common vows by Latin communities
site of shared sacrifices
religiousRole symbol of Roman hegemony over Latins
unification of Latin communities under Roman leadership
roleInHistoriography evidence for early Roman-Latin religious cooperation
example of Roman adaptation of Greek cult models
status traditional foundation
topographicalContext Aventine Hill sacred landscape
traditionalFoundationDate 6th century BC
traditionalFoundationType royal initiative
traditionalFounder Servius Tullius NERFINISHED

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Servius Tullius associatedWith Temple of Diana on the Aventine (traditional foundation)