This undoubtedly saved it from being pulled apart for building materials. In the s the temple was freed of additions that had been added over time, and some conservation measures were taken to protect the structure.
Local authorities carried out an assessment of the building in The temple was included on the World Monuments Watch, and in that year we collaborated with the Soprintendenza Archeologica di Roma to initiate its complete restoration. From to the four interior walls of the temple and their medieval frescos were completely restored, including detached fragments of the artwork. During the same period of time a new door was installed at the entrance to the cella and a new wooden roof was constructed, incorporating ancient roof tiles and carefully designed drainage.
Starting in , the front pediment on the north side of the temple was cleaned and restored. This phase of the project included biocide treatments, cleaning, and the replacement of old iron wall clamps and beams with stainless steel reinforcements. The east wall was restored between March and the spring of , and the south wall was completed in Conservation of the west wall is expected to be finished in September Until the discovery of the old river port, the function of the square temple on the Forum Boarium was unknown, and it was sometimes - but incorrectly - called "Temple of Fortuna Virilis".
That it was the temple of Portunus is again guesswork, but at least it's a guess based on knowledge of the actual surroundings of the monument. The present shape of the temple dates back to the early second century BCE, but there were later restorations. It is erected from tuff from the valley of the river Anio. The terrace was exceptionally high a part is now hidden under the ground because it was so close to the river.
The sanctuary was built on the site of an older temple, which seems to date back to the third or even to the fourth century BCE.
The temple was what modern specialists call a pseudoperipteros temple with six Ionic columns in front. Remember my login? Forgot your password? Toggle navigation. Temple of Portunus Rome, Italy. Comments Your name Submit Comments. Add New Comment without Facebook account. See all sites in Rome. More Information www. Rating 4.
Villa d'Este 27,3 km. User Reviews. M CM 10 months ago Amazing thanks to the best tour agency in Rome great times tours. Janos Kosa 13 months ago Small, but perfect. It was called the Temple of Fortuna Virilis from the Renaissance, and remains better known by this name.
If dedicated to Portunus, the god of keys, doors and livestock, and so granaries, it is the main temple dedicated to the god in the city.
It is in the Ionic order and located by the ancient Forum Boarium by the Tiber, during Antiquity the site overlooked the Port Tiberinus at a sharp bend in the river; from here, Portunus watched over cattle barges as they entered the city from Ostia.
The temple was originally built in the 3rd or 4th century BCE but was rebuilt between —80 BCE, the rectangular building consists of a tetrastyle portico and cella, raised on a high podium reached by a flight of steps, which it retains. The columns of the portico are free-standing, while the remaining five columns on the long sides and the four columns at the rear are half-columns engaged along the walls of the cella. This form is sometimes called pseudoperipteral, as distinct from a true peripteral temple like the Parthenon entirely surrounded by free-standing columns.
It is built of tuff and travertine with a stucco surface. If still in use by the 4th-century, the temple would have been closed during the persecution of pagans in the late Roman Empire. Luca Scia 2 years ago I love this place for the history of it. Portunus was a latin god.
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