Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Free
Faster access than browser!
 

Temple of Venus Erycina

Index Temple of Venus Erycina

The Temple of Venus Erycina (Latin: Aedes Veneris Erycinae) was the name of two temples in ancient Rome dedicated to Venus Erycina, an aspect of the goddess Venus, also venerated in a famous temple at the mountain of Eryx in Sicily. [1]

15 relations: Ancient Rome, Battle of Lake Trasimene, Capitoline Hill, Consul, Eryx (Sicily), Gardens of Sallust, Ligures, Quintus Fabius Maximus, Quirinal Hill, Roman temple, Sibylline Books, Sicily, Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus, Venus (mythology), 14 regions of Augustan Rome.

Ancient Rome

In historiography, ancient Rome is Roman civilization from the founding of the city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD, encompassing the Roman Kingdom, Roman Republic and Roman Empire until the fall of the western empire.

New!!: Temple of Venus Erycina and Ancient Rome · See more »

Battle of Lake Trasimene

The Battle of Lake Trasimene (24 June 217 BC, April on the Julian calendar) was a major battle in the Second Punic War.

New!!: Temple of Venus Erycina and Battle of Lake Trasimene · See more »

Capitoline Hill

The Capitoline Hill (Mōns Capitōlīnus; Campidoglio), between the Forum and the Campus Martius, is one of the Seven Hills of Rome.

New!!: Temple of Venus Erycina and Capitoline Hill · See more »

Consul

Consul (abbrev. cos.; Latin plural consules) was the title of one of the chief magistrates of the Roman Republic, and subsequently a somewhat significant title under the Roman Empire.

New!!: Temple of Venus Erycina and Consul · See more »

Eryx (Sicily)

Eryx (Greek: Ἔρυξ) was an ancient city and a mountain in the west of Sicily, about 10 km from Drepana (modern Trapani), and 3 km from the sea-coast.

New!!: Temple of Venus Erycina and Eryx (Sicily) · See more »

Gardens of Sallust

The Gardens of Sallust (Horti Sallustiani) were Roman gardens developed by the Roman historian Sallust in the 1st century BC.

New!!: Temple of Venus Erycina and Gardens of Sallust · See more »

Ligures

The Ligures (singular Ligus or Ligur; English: Ligurians, Greek: Λίγυες) were an ancient Indo-European people who appear to have originated in, and gave their name to, Liguria, a region of north-western Italy.

New!!: Temple of Venus Erycina and Ligures · See more »

Quintus Fabius Maximus

Quintus Fabius Maximus (possibly Quintus Fabius Maximus Sanga) (died December 31, 45 BC) was a general and politician of the late Roman Republic who became suffect consul in 45 BC.

New!!: Temple of Venus Erycina and Quintus Fabius Maximus · See more »

Quirinal Hill

The Quirinal Hill (Collis Quirinalis; Quirinale) is one of the Seven Hills of Rome, at the north-east of the city center.

New!!: Temple of Venus Erycina and Quirinal Hill · See more »

Roman temple

Ancient Roman temples were among the most important buildings in Roman culture, and some of the richest buildings in Roman architecture, though only a few survive in any sort of complete state.

New!!: Temple of Venus Erycina and Roman temple · See more »

Sibylline Books

The Sibylline Books (Libri Sibyllini) were a collection of oracular utterances, set out in Greek hexameters, that according to tradition were purchased from a sibyl by the last king of Rome, Tarquinius Superbus, and were consulted at momentous crises through the history of the Republic and the Empire.

New!!: Temple of Venus Erycina and Sibylline Books · See more »

Sicily

Sicily (Sicilia; Sicìlia) is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.

New!!: Temple of Venus Erycina and Sicily · See more »

Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus

The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus, also known as the Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus (italic; Tempio di Giove Ottimo Massimo; English: "Temple of Jupiter Best and Greatest on the Capitoline") was the most important temple in Ancient Rome, located on the Capitoline Hill.

New!!: Temple of Venus Erycina and Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus · See more »

Venus (mythology)

Venus (Classical Latin) is the Roman goddess whose functions encompassed love, beauty, desire, sex, fertility, prosperity and victory.

New!!: Temple of Venus Erycina and Venus (mythology) · See more »

14 regions of Augustan Rome

In 7 BC, Augustus divided the city of Rome into 14 administrative regions (Latin regiones, sing. regio).

New!!: Temple of Venus Erycina and 14 regions of Augustan Rome · See more »

Redirects here:

Temple of the Capitoline Venus.

References

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

OutgoingIncoming
Hey! We are on Facebook now! »