Leaf 34 - Templum Honoris et Virtutis

Lauro, Giacomo

Andrea Fei, Roma, 1625

1625

Rome (Italy) -- Antiquities.

Temples, Roman.

Rome (Italy) -- Buildings, structures, etc.

Marcus Claudius Marcellus, c. 268 – 208 BC

Temple of Honor and Virtue

The image depicts the Temple of Honor and Virtue was planned in 210 BC by Marcus Claudius Marcellus, Consul of Rome, at the Porta Capena. Because there were objections from the priests that temples to two deities could not be on the same spot, two temples were built in such a way that to get to the Temple of Honor, one had to go through the Temple of Virtue.

The verso of this leaf contains text in three languages with the page title in Italian: Del Tempio dell'Honore e della virtu.

Leaf 34 Recto and Verso.

Scholars wishing to cite this item should include item title with leaf number, Splendore dell'antica Roma, Jen Library Archives and Special Collections, the Savannah College of Art and Design, and the item's url.

Splendore dell'antica Roma, by Giacomo Lauro, in Roma: Nell Stamperia di Andrea Fei, l'anno del Giubileo MDCXXV [1625]

Image

Print

Page 28.5 x 21 cm.

Image 23.5 x 17.75 cm.

Engraving on paper

The Pontiffs and Marcellus' Temple to Honor and Virtue from the Social Science Research Network

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