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Pompeii: Temple of Jupiter, altar
Pompeii: Altar of the Temple of Jupiter (photo: Athena Review)
Located
on the north end of the Forum, the Temple of Jupiter probably dates
from the pre-Roman period, with columns of tuff covered with white
stucco. The large cella is Etruscan in design.
With the reign of Augustus (31 BC-AD 14) the temple beame a capitolium. The cella walls were painted with murals in the 2nd style. A head of Jupiter was found here dedicated in AD 37.
This frontal view faces east across the Temple platform, with the altar in the foreground.
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