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Italy, Rome, The temple of the Divine Antoninus Pius, Roman Forum
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This is what remains of the Templs of the Divine Antoninus Pius. It was constructed by the Emperor Antoninus Pius, beginning in 141 AD in honor of his deified wife, Faustina the Elder. Faustina was the first Roman empress with a permanent presence in the Forum Romanum. When Antoninus Pius was deified in 161 AD, the temple was re-dedicated to both Antoninus and Faustina by Marcus Aurelius.
Apart from the baroque church facade that replaced the ancient roof the building is remarkably intact compared to the rest of the Forum.
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