Temple of Quirinus
The Temple of Quirinus (Latin : Aedes Quirinus or Templum Quirinus) was an ancient Roman temple built on the western half of the Quirinal Hill near the Capitolium Vetus, on a site which now equates to the junction between Via del Quirinale and Via delle Quattro Fontane, beside Piazza Barberini. Domitian later built the Temple of the gens Flavia nearby. According to ancient authors, the temple of Quirinus was built and dedicated to Quirinus (the deified form of Romulus) by consul Lucius Papirius Cursor in 293 BC.
References
- Samuel Ball Platner and Thomas Ashby, A topographical dictionary of Ancient Rome, Oxford University Press, 1929
- Filippo Coarelli, Rome and environs : an archaeological guide, University of California Press, 2007
Coordinates: 41°54′07″N 12°29′25″E / 41.9020°N 12.4904°E
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