Temple of Augustus

Temple of Augustus

Numerous temples of Augustus, the first Roman emperor, were built in the territories of the Roman Empire; sixteen are known in Italia alone. [Ittai Gradel, "Emperor Worship and Roman Religion", p. 338. Oxford Classical Monographs, Clarendon Press, 2002. ISBN 0198152752] They included the following:

* Temple of Divus Augustus, Rome - the principal temple of the Augustan imperial cult
* Temple of Divus Augustus, Nola, Italy
* Temple of Augustus, Caesarea Maritima, Israel
* Temple of Augustus, Ephesus, Turkey
* Temple of Augustus, Pula, Croatia
* Temple of Augustus, Tarragona, Spain

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