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The Temple of Roma and Augustus was a monopteral circular Ionic temple built on the Acropolis of Athens, likely coincident with Augustus' second visit to Athens.[1]

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  1. 27 relations: Acropolis of Athens, Architrave, Augustus, Cassius Dio, Eleusinian Mysteries, Epigraphy, Eponymous archon, Erechtheion, Geison, Imperial cult, Inscriptiones Graecae, Intercolumniation, Ionic order, Mark Antony, Monopteros, Mount Pentelicus, Neo-Attic, Pammenes of Marathon, Parthenon, Parthia, Roma (personification), Roman imperial cult, Stoichedon, Strategos, Stylobate, Tuff, War of Actium.

  2. Acropolis of Athens
  3. Rotundas in Europe
  4. Temples in ancient Athens
  5. Temples of Augustus

Acropolis of Athens

The Acropolis of Athens (Akrópoli Athinón) is an ancient citadel located on a rocky outcrop above the city of Athens, Greece, and contains the remains of several ancient buildings of great architectural and historical significance, the most famous being the Parthenon. Temple of Roma and Augustus and Acropolis of Athens are ancient Greek buildings and structures in Athens.

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Architrave

In classical architecture, an architrave (also called an epistyle) is the lintel or beam, typically made of wood or stone, that rests on the capitals of columns.

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Augustus

Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus (born Gaius Octavius; 23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian (Octavianus), was the founder of the Roman Empire.

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Cassius Dio

Lucius Cassius Dio, also known as Dio Cassius (Δίων Κάσσιος), was a Roman historian and senator of maternal Greek origin.

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Eleusinian Mysteries

The Eleusinian Mysteries (Eleusínia Mystḗria) were initiations held every year for the cult of Demeter and Persephone based at the Panhellenic Sanctuary of Eleusis in ancient Greece.

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Epigraphy

Epigraphy is the study of inscriptions, or epigraphs, as writing; it is the science of identifying graphemes, clarifying their meanings, classifying their uses according to dates and cultural contexts, and drawing conclusions about the writing and the writers.

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Eponymous archon

In ancient Greece the chief magistrate in various Greek city states was called eponymous archon (ἐπώνυμος ἄρχων, epōnymos archōn).

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Erechtheion

The Erechtheion (latinized as Erechtheum; Ἐρέχθειον, Ερέχθειο) or Temple of Athena Polias is an ancient Greek Ionic temple on the north side of the Acropolis, Athens, which was primarily dedicated to the goddess Athena. Temple of Roma and Augustus and Erechtheion are Acropolis of Athens, ancient Greek buildings and structures in Athens and temples in ancient Athens.

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Geison

Geison (γεῖσον – often interchangeable with somewhat broader term cornice) is an architectural term of relevance particularly to ancient Greek and Roman buildings, as well as archaeological publications of the same.

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Imperial cult

An imperial cult is a form of state religion in which an emperor or a dynasty of emperors (or rulers of another title) are worshipped as demigods or deities.

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Inscriptiones Graecae

The Inscriptiones Graecae (IG), Latin for Greek inscriptions, is an academic project originally begun by the Prussian Academy of Science, and today continued by its successor organisation, the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities.

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Intercolumniation

In architecture, intercolumniation is the proportional spacing between columns in a colonnade, often expressed as a multiple of the column diameter as measured at the bottom of the shaft.

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Ionic order

The Ionic order is one of the three canonic orders of classical architecture, the other two being the Doric and the Corinthian.

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Mark Antony

Marcus Antonius (14 January 1 August 30 BC), commonly known in English as Mark Antony, was a Roman politician and general who played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic from a constitutional republic into the autocratic Roman Empire.

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Monopteros

A monopteros (Ancient Greek: ὁ μονόπτερος, from: μόνος, 'only, single, alone', and τὸ πτερόν, 'wing') is a circular colonnade supporting a roof but without any walls.

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Mount Pentelicus

Mount Pentelicus or Pentelikon is a mountain in Attica, Greece, situated northeast of Athens and southwest of Marathon.

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Neo-Attic

Neo-Attic or Atticizing is a sculptural style, beginning in Hellenistic sculpture and vase-painting of the 2nd century BC and climaxing in Roman art of the 2nd century AD, copying, adapting or closely following the style shown in reliefs and statues of the Classical (5th–4th centuries BC) and Archaic (6th century BC) periods.

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Pammenes of Marathon

Pammenes of Marathon (Pammenēs Zēnōnos Marathōnios) was a leading Athenian statesman early in the reign of Augustus.

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Parthenon

The Parthenon (Παρθενώνας|Parthenónas|) is a former temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, that was dedicated to the goddess Athena. Temple of Roma and Augustus and Parthenon are Acropolis of Athens, ancient Greek buildings and structures in Athens and temples in ancient Athens.

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Parthia

Parthia (𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺 Parθava; 𐭐𐭓𐭕𐭅Parθaw; 𐭯𐭫𐭮𐭥𐭡𐭥 Pahlaw) is a historical region located in northeastern Greater Iran.

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Roma (personification)

In ancient Roman religion, Roma was a female deity who personified the city of Rome and, more broadly, the Roman state.

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Roman imperial cult

The Roman imperial cult (cultus imperatorius) identified emperors and some members of their families with the divinely sanctioned authority (auctoritas) of the Roman State.

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Stoichedon

The stoichedon style of epigraphy (from στοιχηδόν, a Greek adverb meaning "in a row") was the practice of engraving ancient Greek inscriptions in capitals in such a way that the letters were aligned vertically as well as horizontally.

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Strategos

Strategos, plural strategoi, Latinized strategus, (στρατηγός, pl.; Doric Greek: στραταγός, stratagos; meaning "army leader") is used in Greek to mean military general.

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Stylobate

In classical Greek architecture, a stylobate (στυλοβάτης) is the top step of the crepidoma, the stepped platform upon which colonnades of temple columns are placed (it is the floor of the temple).

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Tuff

Tuff is a type of rock made of volcanic ash ejected from a vent during a volcanic eruption.

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War of Actium

The War of Actium (32–30 BC) was the last civil war of the Roman Republic, fought between Mark Antony (assisted by Cleopatra and by extension Ptolemaic Egypt) and Octavian.

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See also

Acropolis of Athens

Rotundas in Europe

Temples in ancient Athens

Temples of Augustus

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Roma_and_Augustus

Also known as Temple of Rome and Augustus.