Temple of Concord
Published on Nov 20, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
CONCORDIA AEDES
TEMPLE OF CONCORD
CONSTRUCTION
- Vowed 367 B.C, built by 167 B.C
- Vowed by Marcus Furius Camillius and built by L. Opimius
- Columns were made of white marble the rest of the temple was made of limestone
- 45 by 24 meters was the plot used for the temple
- Nothing is known about the foundations of this building
CONSTRUCTION
- The temple was built in a t-shape which was unusual at the time...
- this was due to the irregular building plans by Tiberius the emperor due to the building site
- In approximately AD 1450 the temple was razed and turned...
- into a lime-kiln to recover the marble for building
- Built in honor of the goddess Concordia its festival day was July 22
PURPOSES
- Housed meetings for the senate...
- because L. Opimius was a consul
- This temple was also used as an art museum that contained many statues of gods and godesses, greek paintings, and other works of art
- Tiberius restored and enlarged the temple from 7BC to 10 AD...
- dedicating it to his desceased brother Drusus after it was destroyed by lightning or fire in 9 BC
