Title

Tem. Ionis Tonantis: Temple of Jupiter Tonans in Rome

Caption

Tem. Ionis Tonantis: Temple of Jupiter Tonans in Rome.
Built at the request of Emperor Augustus to thank Jupiter for having spared him from lightning strikes during a military campaign against the Cantabrians in Hispania in 26 BC.
In: Girolamo Franzini (1537-1596), Antiquitates romanae Urbis, Rome, 1599
Private collection

Date

1599

Credit line

Alfredo Dagli Orti/Photo12

Reference

DGL23A00_336

License type

Rights managed

Available size

85,2Mb (5,8Mb) / 16,0in x 20,7in / 4792 x 6217 (300dpi)

Keywords

Engraving Manuscript Italy Roman Empire Archaeology Ancient city of Rome Rome Ruins Temple Column Pillar Colonnade Pediment Oculus Acroterion Sculpture Statue Jupiter Roman God Facade Architecture 16th century