Temple of Hercules Victor or Hercules Olivariusin Rome

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The Temple of Hercules Victor or Hercules Olivarius, situated in the Forum Boarium in Rome. Sometimes mistaken to be a temple to Vesta, a Greek virgin goddess of of the home, it dates from around 120 It is the earliest surving marble building in Rome and consists of 20 concentric Corinthian columns built on a tufa foundation.

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Size: 3343px × 5015px
Location: Piazz di Bocca della Verità, Rome, Italy
Photo credit: © Stephen Bisgrove / Alamy / Afripics
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