. e Forum Olitorium, probablyone of the three small temples built inthe walls of S. Niccolo in Carcere. , near the house of Pompey in theCarinae (SW. slope of the Esquiline), often usedfor meetings of the senate. T. Trajani, in theForum of Trajan [see above]. T. Vejovis, onthe island in the Tiber ; also on the Capitolinehill. T. Veneris et Romae, built by Hadrian,who employed Apollodorus of Damascus asarchitect. It stood at theE. end of the Forum,on the slope of the Velia, raised on a high stylo-bate above the Via Sacra, an
. e Forum Olitorium, probablyone of the three small temples built inthe walls of S. Niccolo in Carcere. , near the house of Pompey in theCarinae (SW. slope of the Esquiline), often usedfor meetings of the senate. T. Trajani, in theForum of Trajan [see above]. T. Vejovis, onthe island in the Tiber ; also on the Capitolinehill. T. Veneris et Romae, built by Hadrian,who employed Apollodorus of Damascus asarchitect. It stood at theE. end of the Forum,on the slope of the Velia, raised on a high stylo-bate above the Via Sacra, and was the largest,and among the most magnificent, at Eome. Ithad two cellae, one for Venus, the other forBoma Aeterna. There are fine remains adjoin-ing the monastery of S. Francesca. T. VenerisErycinae, was on the Capitoline hill close tothe temple of Mars : these two were vowed byFabius Maximus and T. Otacilius 217(Liv. xxii. 10). Another temple of Venus Ery-cina was built, 181, just outside the PortaCollina (Ov. .Fast. iv. 871; Liv. xl. 34). The. Temple of Vesta. temple of Venus Genetrix, vowed in the battleof Pharsalia, was built in the centre of theForum Julium, and dedicated 46. T. Ves-pasiani, was built by Domitian on the slope ofthe Capitoline hill under the Tabulariumand next to the temple of Concord; and wasrestored by Sept. Severus. Three columns(belonging to the six of the portico) with theentablature above are still standing: they arepart of the building of Domitian. Aed. Vestae,stands at the S. angle of the Forum. Theoriginal temple was destroyed by the 390, and three successive temples wereburnt in 241 , 66 and 191 Theexisting temple (preserving the ancient circularshape, the form of the primitive house) was builtby Sept. Severus [see further under Vesta].T. Victoriae, on the Clivus Victoriae, a of the Palatine, was built on the site ofa very ancient altar of Victory (Dionys. i. 32).It was rebuilt in 294 from th
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