Tempio di Saturno
Tempio di Saturno
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Neighbourhood: Campitelli
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  • Fori Imperiali-Colosseo • 8 min walk
  • Colosseo • 8 min walk

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Marina and Co. Ltd
St. Petersburg, Russia81,761 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2023 • Couples
Almost in the center of the Roman Forum, between the Miliarium Aureum (Golden Mile) and the Porticus Deum Consentium (Temple of Concord), you can see eight gray-pink columns in the shape of a bracket, this is all that has survived from the ancient Temple of Saturn (Tempio di Saturno), which served part-time treasury, the gold reserves of the empire were hidden in its basements. Historical facts suggest that the estimated date of construction of the Temple of Saturn in honor of the victory of the Romans over the Etruscans dates back to the 5th century BC. Later, the temple was rebuilt several times by Roman emperors.
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Written 5 November 2023
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MandC0218
Riverside, CA6,894 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2018 • Couples
This is the oldest temple ruin inside the Roman Forum, built around 400 BC. Only one side of the temple with its huge columns and detailed carvings remain, but absolutely worth a visit when you see the Roman Forum.
Written 31 July 2018
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LoveHawaii13
Schaumburg, IL42 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2017 • Family
Saw the Roman Forum at night from Capitoline Hill. Awesome pics taken. Better to take pics from a hill than to walk through it. There is no narration. But looking at the forum from above gives some perspective.
Written 9 June 2017
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The Spanish Steps Apartment
Rome, Italy34,586 contributions
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Oct 2016 • Couples
One of the Roman Forum's great temples, the remaining columns and pediment give you an idea of just how enormous and imposing this temple would have been. The temple was dedicated to the Roman god Saturn, and also held the empire's treasury. Beautiful to see, an iconic image of the magnificence that was once the Roman Empire.
Written 3 October 2016
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Brad
Hong Kong, China177,605 contributions
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Apr 2015 • Couples
The ancient Temple of Saturn is one of the more profound ancient structures in the Roman Forum. Originally built around 497 BC and dedicated to the mythical Sun God of early Rome. It seems the temple was rebuilt several times, the remaining ruins you can see today are likely from 43 BC, the last recorded reconstruction of the Temple of Saturn.

Today, you can see eight standing columns, topped by building fragments situated upon an elevated porch. It is a neat thing to see, one you will likely have seen many times in images of the Roman Forum in guidebooks on travel shows.

In this regard, the Temple of Saturn is one of the neat standing structures to find in the Roman Forum. It is located near the Column of Phocas and the remaining three columns of the ancient Temple of Vespasian and the end of Via Sacra.
Written 16 May 2015
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FTMDave
Adria, Italy7,709 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2021
Eight columns of the facade remain of what must once have been a magnificent temple in the Roman Forum, but it is still highly impressive today.
Written 5 July 2021
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SoCalOregonian
Murrieta, CA10,355 contributions
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Apr 2019
The temple dates from the 5th century BC, but the current ruins date from 4 AD. This is the reconstruction after a fire. All that survives today are 8 columns of the façade and architrave bearing the reconstruction inscription. Even in ruin, it is still an imposing edifice.
Written 23 October 2019
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ChiefGuru
Decatur, IN3,300 contributions
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Jun 2019
The Temple of Saturn (god of agriculture and wealth) is in the Northwestern end of the Roman Forum at the bee of the Capital Hill. Before the first Temple of Saturn was constructed here, an altar of Saturn (Ara Saturni) apparently already existed on that exact spot. The last King of Rome, Tarquinius Superbus, is credited with ordering the construction of the first Temple of Saturn in the early 5th century B.C. The temple was then completely reconstructed by Munatius Plancus in 42 B.C. The present ruins represent the third incarnation, replacing the version destroyed either by the fire of Carinus in 283 A.D. or possibly a fire subsequent to that one in the early 4th century. The third version of the Temple of Satrn dates to the 4th century A.D. The recycling of material in Roman antiquity is extremely interesting. In the case of the Temple of Saturn, the ruins stand on a pediment of travertine blocks and are made-up of pieces recycled from earlier temples. The columns are of the Ionic order. with eight remaining on the northern facade. The shafts of the columns are made from Egyptian granite. Indicative of their differing history, three are monoliths and the other five are composed of two pieces fitted together. The Ionic capitals are actually the only parts made specifically for the temple. They are from Thasian marble and carved in typical Late Antique style. During the Roman Republic the temple housed the public treasury (aerarium), a function it kept in the Imperial period. According to ancient sources, a statue of Saturn (made of wood and filled with oil) was inside. It was veiled and equipped with a scythe. This temple is another of the magnificent Roman Forum ruins that should be seen.
Written 3 September 2019
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SuperTed19
Madison, WI751 contributions
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May 2019 • Couples
Even though only eight columns remain from the oldest temple in the Roman Fora, it still dominates its surroundings.
Written 23 July 2019
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Don P
Dallas, TX13,818 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2019 • Couples
At the foot of the Capitoline hill are the ruins of an ancient Roman temple to the god Saturn, dedicated in 497 BC. The was reconstructed in 42 BC and again around 300 AD and those are the ruins we see today. The only thing still standing are the remains of the front porch which is a pediment and 8 standing columns.
Written 21 July 2019
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