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Vienne: Temple of Augustus and Livia
Temple of Augustus and Livia in Vienne (photo: Athena Review).
The
Temple of Augustus and Livia, built at the end of the 1st century BC,
survives today basically intact in the Place du Palais along the Rue
des Clercs. Closely similar to the Maison Carrée in Nîmes, the Temple
in Vienne was originally dedicated to Augustus, then rededicated to his
wife Livia in AD 41 by her grandson Claudius, the Roman emperor who was
born in nearby Lyon.
The columns are scarred by remains of wall fastenings when the temple was used in prior centuries as a storehouse and museum.
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