"On the Temple of Divus "Augustus
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3938758 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Duncan Fishwick (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 232 |
| Publication date | 1992-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Phoenix (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8299 • E-ISSN: 1929-4883 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1088694 |
| OpenAlex | W2317591199 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
ASIDE FROM A SCATTER OF INCONSISTENT NOTICES in the literary sources, remarkably little information has come down on the Temple of Divus Augustus at Rome.' Among the few details recorded are the decree of the senate providing for its construction (Cass. Dio 56.46.3; Tac. Ann. 1.10.8) and the fact that, though built and financed by Tiberius and Livia, it appears not to have been completed until the reign of Gaius, who had dedicated it by late August A.D. 37 (Cass. Dio 59.7.1; Tac. Ann. 6.45.2; Suet. Tib. 47; Gaius 21); until then a gold eikon of Divus Augustus lay on a lectisternium in the Temple of Mars Ultor (Cass. Dio 56.46.4). The actual site of the temple, on the level ground between the Capitoline and the Palatine just behind the Basilica Julia, has never been excavated, so that no tangible remains are yet in sight, on the basis of which one might judge the size and physical proportions of the building.2 As can be inferred from an epigraphical reference to the Temple of Divus Augustus and Diva Augusta,3 the cult statue of Divus Augustus will have been joined by that of Livia
Ancient history · Art · Temple · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Classical Antiquity Studies · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome · History
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0.13 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 2023 (29) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |