The Magna Mater, Victoria, and Victoria Virgo in Rome
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12372520 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charles Brian Rose (0000-0003-2179-5108, University of Pennsylvania, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 1-19 |
| Publication date | 2026-02-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Roman Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1047-7594 • E-ISSN: 2331-5709 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1047759425100627 |
| OpenAlex | W7130506528 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 16 |
Three early Imperial reliefs with architectural façades, found in Rome’s Via Lata and referred to as the Valle-Medici reliefs, include representations of the temples of Mars Ultor and the Magna Mater. A third relief showing a tetrastyle Ionic temple is identified here as the aedicula of Victoria Virgo, constructed between the temples of Victoria and the Magna Mater on the Palatine. All three reliefs belong to a monumental altar, similar in scale to the Ara Pacis, that included scenes of sacrifice in the Forum of Augustus and on the southwest Palatine. The figural pediment of the Ionic temple shows three scenes representing different moments in the Trojan War. The design was probably intended to complement the adjacent temple of Magna Mater, whose cult was closely connected to Rome’s Trojan ancestry
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |