Temple of Minerva Chalcidica, Roman temple in Campus Martius, Italy.
Description
The Temple of Minerva Chalcidica was an ancient shrine in the Campus Martius with classical Roman columns and structural features typical of antiquity. The remains show the building style of that period and stood in an area filled with other religious structures.
History
Pompey the Great had the shrine built around 60 BC as part of his building projects in the Campus Martius. Emperor Domitian rebuilt it after a major fire in 80 AD destroyed the original structure.
Culture
The temple was a place where Romans honored Minerva, the goddess of wisdom and crafts. You can still sense this religious purpose in the Campus Martius area, where several ancient shrines once stood close together.
Practical
The site sits in central Rome within the Campus Martius and is reachable through the modern streets of the old city. Few visible remains are scattered across this densely built area, making orientation somewhat challenging for visitors seeking specific traces.
Did you know?
The name of this ancient shrine survives today in the Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, built at the same location centuries later. This name link shows how Christian Rome preserved memory of pre-Christian sites.
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