Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography . rectly in front of it rose the temple of Divus Julius;on the right was the Basilica Julia, on the left theBasilica Aemilia; whilst behind, in close juxta-position, were the temples of Concord and of Vespa-sian and Titus. The site of the statue near theLacns Curtius is indicated in the poem (v. 75, seq.). The next important monument erected on theforum after the time of Domitian appears to havebeen the Temple of Antoninus and Faustina,considerable remains of which still exist before andin the walls of the modern church of S. Lorenzo inMiranda. It stood
Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography . rectly in front of it rose the temple of Divus Julius;on the right was the Basilica Julia, on the left theBasilica Aemilia; whilst behind, in close juxta-position, were the temples of Concord and of Vespa-sian and Titus. The site of the statue near theLacns Curtius is indicated in the poem (v. 75, seq.). The next important monument erected on theforum after the time of Domitian appears to havebeen the Temple of Antoninus and Faustina,considerable remains of which still exist before andin the walls of the modern church of S. Lorenzo inMiranda. It stood at the eastern extremity of theN. side of the fonim. These remains, which are nowsunk deep in the earth, consist of the pronaosor vestibule, composed of eight columns of cipoUinomarble supporting an architrave, also part of thecella, built of square blocks of piperino. The archi-trave is ornamented with arabesque candelabra andgriffins. On the front the inscription is stilllegible:— Divo . antonino . et DIVAE . FAVSTINAE . EX . S . C .. TEMPLE of ANTONINUS AND FAUSTINA. But as a temple was decreed both to AntoninusPius and his wife, the elder Faustina ( P. c. 6, 13), and to the younger Faustina,their daughter {lb. c. 26), and as divine honourswere also rendered after his death to JI. AureliusAntoninus, the husband of the latter, it becomesdoubtful to which pair the temple is to be referred(Nibby, Foro Horn. p. 183). It seems, however,most probable that it was dedicated to AntoninusPius and the elder Faustina. It is stated by PirroLigorio (ap. Canina, Foro Rmn. p. 192) that inthe excavations made here in 1547, the basis of a 796 ROIIA. statue was discovered with an inscription purportingthat it was erected by the sjuild of bakers to Anto-ninus Pius. In the time of Palladio the temple wasa great deal more perfect than it is at present, andLad an atrium in front, in the middle of which stoodthe bronze equestrian statue of M. Aurelius, whichnow adorns the Capitol. {
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