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In the ancient religion of Roman paganism, practitioners often performed their worship at a temple.

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Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC....
 prayed and made ritual
Ritual

A ritual is a set of repeated actions, often thought to have symbolic value, the performance of which is usually prescribed by a religion or by the traditions of a community by religious or political laws because of the perceived efficacy of those actions....
 worship
Worship

Worship usually refers to acts of religion devotion typically directed to one or more deity. It is the informal term in English for what sociology of religion call cult —traditional beliefs and practices, the individual study of which is one of the chief concerns of theology....
 offering
Offering

Offering may refer to:*Offering, a collection of donations during religious worship, see alms, tithe or Charity *Offering, a religious sacrifice of plant, animal or human life...
s of a small gift or animal sacrifice
Animal sacrifice

Animal sacrifice is the ritual killing of an animal as part of a religion. It is practised by many religions as a means of appeasing a god or gods or changing the course of nature....
s to their Roman Gods, the most common 12 are as follows:







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In the ancient religion of Roman paganism, practitioners often performed their worship at a temple.

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At the temples, Romans
Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC....
 prayed and made ritual
Ritual

A ritual is a set of repeated actions, often thought to have symbolic value, the performance of which is usually prescribed by a religion or by the traditions of a community by religious or political laws because of the perceived efficacy of those actions....
 worship
Worship

Worship usually refers to acts of religion devotion typically directed to one or more deity. It is the informal term in English for what sociology of religion call cult —traditional beliefs and practices, the individual study of which is one of the chief concerns of theology....
 offering
Offering

Offering may refer to:*Offering, a collection of donations during religious worship, see alms, tithe or Charity *Offering, a religious sacrifice of plant, animal or human life...
s of a small gift or animal sacrifice
Animal sacrifice

Animal sacrifice is the ritual killing of an animal as part of a religion. It is practised by many religions as a means of appeasing a god or gods or changing the course of nature....
s to their Roman Gods, the most common 12 are as follows:
  1. Jupiter
    Jupiter (mythology)

    In Roman mythology, Jupiter or Jove was the king of the gods,and the god of sky and thunder. He is the equivalent of Zeus in the Greek pantheon....
    - King of the Gods
  2. Juno
    Juno (mythology)

    File:Juno sospita pushkin.jpgJuno was an Roman religion, the protector and special counselor of the state. She is a daughter of Saturn and sister of the chief god Jupiter and the mother of Juventas, Mars , and Vulcan ....
    - Queen of the Gods
  3. Neptune
    Neptune (mythology)

    Neptune is the Water deity in Roman mythology, a brother of Jupiter and Pluto . He is analogous with but not identical to the god Poseidon of Greek mythology.....
    - God of the Sea/Storms
  4. Pluto
    Pluto (mythology)

    Pluto was the Roman god of the underworld, known in Latin as Tertius, the counterpart of the Greek Hades....
    - God of Death
  5. Apollo
    Apollo

    In Greek mythology and Roman mythology, Apollo , is one of the most important and many-sided of the Twelve Olympians. The ideal of the kouros , Apollo has been variously recognized as a god of light and the sun; truth and prophecy; archery; medicine and healing; music, poetry, and the arts; and more....
    - God of Prophesy
  6. Mars
    Mars (mythology)

    Mars was the Roman mythology warrior God , the son of Juno and Jupiter , husband of Bellona , and the lover of Venus . He was the most prominent of the military gods that were worshipped by the Roman legions....
    - God of MARS
  7. Venus
    Venus (mythology)

    Venus was a major Roman mythology goddess principally associated with love, beauty and sexual reproduction, the equivalent of the Greek mythology Aphrodite....
    - Goddess of Love
  8. Mercury
    Mercury (mythology)

    In Roman mythology, Mercury was a messenger, and a god of trade, profit and commerce, the son of Maia Maiestas, also known as Ops, the Roman version of Cronus, and Jupiter ....
    - Messenger of the Gods
  9. Saturn
    Saturn (mythology)

    Saturn was a major Roman mythology god of agriculture and harvest. In medieval times he was known as the Roman god of agriculture, justice and strength; he held a sickle in his left hand and a bundle of wheat in his right....
    - Father of Jupiter
  10. Uranus
    Uranus (mythology)

    Uranus is the Latinized form of Ouranos , the Greek language word for sky. In Greek mythology Uranus , or Father Sky, is personified as the son and husband of Gaia , Mother Earth ....
    - Father of Saturn
  11. Diana
    Diana (mythology)

    In Roman mythology, Diana was the goddess of the hunting, being associated with wild animals and woodland, and also of the moon. In literature she was the Greek deities and their Roman and Etruscan counterparts of the Greek mythology Artemis, though in Cult she was Italy, not Greek, in origin....
    - Goddess of the Hunt
  12. Cupid
    Cupid

    In Roman mythology, Cupid is the god of eroticism love and beauty. He is also known by another one of his Latin names, Amor . He is the son of goddess Aphrodite....
    - God of Love, also Venus' son.


The Romans used the Latin
Latin

Latin is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Military history of the Roman Empire, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe....
 word fanum meaning "sacred precinct" for other cult sites that did not contain a temple, such as the early sacred site of the grove
Grove

People, places, and things commonly known as grove include:* Grove , a small group of trees* Sacred grove, a small group of trees used as a place of pagan worship...
 of Diana Nemorensis
Diana Nemorensis

Diana Nemorensis, "Diana of Nemi" also known as ?Diana of the Wood?, was an Italic form of the goddess who became Hellenization during the fourth century BCE and Conflation with Artemis....
 ("Diana of Nemi
Nemi

Nemi is a town and comune in the province of Rome , on the Alban Hills overlooking Lake Nemi. It is 6 km NW of Velletri and about 30 km Ordinal directions of Rome....
") and 'temples' of divinities other than those traditionally revered by their native paganism
Paganism

Paganism is the blanket term given to describe religions and spiritual practices of pre-Christian Europe, and by extension a term for polytheistic?traditions or folk religion?worldwide seen from a Western or Christian viewpoint....
, the state religion.

  • Like the corresponding Latin adjective, fanaticus, the modern word fanatic still reflects the disapproval by pious traditional Romans of various exotic religious practices. Nevertheless under the Roman Empire
    Roman Empire

    The Roman Empire was the Roman Republic phase of the Ancient Rome, characterised by an autocracy form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
     some of the imported cults, mainly from conquered people, such as the Persian
    Persian religions

    Several important religions and religious movements originated in Greater Iran, that is, amongst Iranian peoples and hence with an Iranian culture....
     Mithras and Ancient Egyptian divinities such as the mother-goddess Isis
    ISIS

    ISIS is an industry standard interface for technologies, developed by Pixel Translations in 1990 .ISIS is an open standard for scanner control and a complete image-processing framework....
     and Serapis
    Serapis

    Serapis was a Syncretism Hellenistic-ancient Egypt god in classical antiquity. His most renowned temple was at Alexandria,. Under Ptolemy I of Egypt, efforts were made to integrate Egyptian religion with that of their Hellenic rulers....
     (for his fanum the specific term serapeum
    Serapeum

    A Serapeum is a temple or other religious institution dedicated to the syncretism Hellenistic civilization-Ancient Egypt god Serapis, who combined aspects of Osiris and Apis in a humanized form that was palatable to the Ptolemaic dynasty of Alexandria....
     was used) would gain great popularity, demonstrated in rich temple cults. The temple of Isis and Serapis in the Campus Martius
    Campus Martius

    The Campus Martius , was a publicly owned area of ancient Rome about 2 km? in extent. In the Middle Ages it was the most populous area of Rome....
    , built of Egypt
    Egypt

    Egypt is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Western Asia. Covering an area of about , Egypt borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west....
    ian materials and in the Egyptian style to house the Hellenized cult of the Egyptian deity Isis, is typical of the heterogeneity of later Roman religious monuments.
  • The word became part of several Roman place names, notably Fanum Voltumnae (possibly Viterbo
    Viterbo

    Viterbo is an ancient city and comune in the Latium region of central Italy, the capital of the province of Viterbo. It is approximately 100 kilometers north of Rome on the Via Cassia, and it is surrounded by the Monti Cimini and Monti Volsini....
     or Montefiascone
    Montefiascone

    Montefiascone is a town and comune of the province of Viterbo, Italy, located on a hill on the southeast side of Lake Bolsena, 113 km by rail northwest of Rome....
    ), Fanum Martis Famars
    Famars

    Famars is a Communes of France in the Nord Departments of France in northern France....
     or Fanum Fortunae (modern Fano)
  • They would only be virtually wiped out together with the Roman paganism after early Christianity
    Early Christianity

    Early Christianity is commonly defined as the Christianity of the three centuries between the Crucifixion of Jesus and the First Council of Nicaea ....
     and Christianity
    Christianity

    Christianity is a Monotheistic religion #Christian view religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus as New Testament view on Jesus' life....
     was officially adopted by the Roman Empire. The word temple would be transferred to its churches
    Christian Church

    Christian Church and the word church are used to denote both a Christian Groups of people and a Church . The word church is usually, but not exclusively, associated with Christianity....
    , as well as synagogue
    Synagogue

    A synagogue is a Jewish house of prayer.Synagogues usually have a large hall for prayer , smaller rooms for study and sometimes a social hall and offices....
    s; occasionally fanum was also used as such, e.g.     Fanum S. Andreae for Santander
    Santander, Cantabria

    The port city of Santander is the capital of the autonomous community of Cantabria situated on the north coast of Spain between Asturias and the Basque Country ....
    .


List of Roman temples


Temples and locations within Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC....
  • Temple to All the Gods (Pantheon
    Pantheon, Rome

    The Pantheon is a building in Rome which was originally built as a temple to all the gods of Ancient Rome, and rebuilt circa 126 AD during Hadrian's reign....
    ) - Campus Martius
    Campus Martius

    The Campus Martius , was a publicly owned area of ancient Rome about 2 km? in extent. In the Middle Ages it was the most populous area of Rome....
  • Temple of Antoninus and Faustina
    Temple of Antoninus and Faustina

    The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina is an Ancient Rome temple in Rome, adapted to the church of San Lorenzo in Miranda. It stands in the Forum Romanum, on the Via Sacra, opposite the Regia....
     - Roman Forum
    Roman Forum

    The Roman Forum , sometimes known by its original Latin name, is located between the Palatine hill and the Capitoline hill of the city of Rome. It is the central area around which the Ancient Rome developed....
  • Temple of Apollo Palatinus
    Temple of Apollo Palatinus

    File:Remains of Temple Apollo Palatinus.jpgThe Temple of Apollo Palatinus on the Palatine Hill was first dedicated by Augustus to his patron god Apollo....
     - Palatine Hill
    Palatine Hill

    The Palatine Hill is the centermost of the Seven Hills of Rome and is one of the most ancient parts of the city. It stands 40 metres above the Roman Forum, looking down upon it on one side, and upon the Circus Maximus on the other....
  • Temple of Apollo Sosianus
    Temple of Apollo Sosianus

    The Temple of Apollo Sosianus is a roman architecture dedicated to Apollo in the Campus Martius, next to the Theatre of Marcellus and the Porticus Octaviae, in Rome, Italy....
     - Near the Theater of Marcellus
  • Temple of Bellona (Rome)
    Temple of Bellona (Rome)

    The temple of Bellona was an ancient Roman temple dedicated to the goddess Bellona and sited next to the Temple of Apollo Sosianus and the Theatre of Marcellus in Rome....
     - Near the Theater of Marcellus
  • Temple of Caesar
    Temple of Caesar

    The Temple of Caesar was begun by Augustus in 42 BC after the senate deification Julius Caesar posthumously. Augustus dedicated the Ionic order prostyle temple to Caesar on August 18, 29 BC, after the Battle of Actium....
     - Roman Forum
  • Temple of Castor and Pollux
    Temple of Castor and Pollux

    The Roman temple of Castor and Pollux and Castor and Pollux is an ancient edifice in the Roman Forum, originally built in gratitude for victory at the battle of Lake Regillus ....
     - In the Roman Forum
  • Temple of Concord
    Temple of Concord

    The Temple of Concord in the Rome, Italy was the city's primary temple dedicated to the Roman gods Concordia . It was situated at the western end of the Roman Forum....
     - Roman Forum at the base of the Capitoline
  • Temple of Cybele (Magna Mater) - Palatine Hill
  • Temple of Divus Augustus behind Basilica Julia
    Basilica Julia

    The Basilica Julia, was a large, ornate, public building used for meetings and other official business during the early Roman Empire. The building was initially dedicated in 46 BC by Julius Caesar, with building costs paid from the spoils of the Gallic War....
  • Temple of Hadrian
    Temple of Hadrian

    The Temple of Hadrian is a temple to the deified Hadrian on the Campus Martius in Rome, built by his adoptive son and successor Antoninus Pius in 145 and now incorporated into a later building in the Piazza di Pietra ....
     - Campus Martius
    Campus Martius

    The Campus Martius , was a publicly owned area of ancient Rome about 2 km? in extent. In the Middle Ages it was the most populous area of Rome....
     (Built into Chamber of Commerce building)
  • Temple of Hercules Victor
    Temple of Hercules Victor

    The Temple of Hercules Victor or Hercules Olivarius is an Roman architecture located in the Forum Boarium in Rome. It is is a monopteros, a round temple of Greek 'peripteral' design ....
  • Temple of Isis and Serapis - Campus Martius
    Campus Martius

    The Campus Martius , was a publicly owned area of ancient Rome about 2 km? in extent. In the Middle Ages it was the most populous area of Rome....
  • Temple of Janus (Roman Forum)
  • Temple of Janus (Forum Holitorium)
    Temple of Janus (Forum Holitorium)

    Temple of Janus , temple to the Roman god Janus in the Forum Holitorium, Rome....
  • Temple of Juno Moneta - Capitoline Hill
  • Temple of Jupiter (Capitoline Hill) - Capitoline Hill (under Palazzo Conservatori)
  • Temple of Mars Ultor - Forum of Augustus
  • Temple of Minerva Medica (nymphaeum)
    Temple of Minerva Medica (nymphaeum)

    The so-called Temple of Minerva Medica is a ruin of ancient Rome, between the via Labicana and Aurelian Wall and just inside the line of the Anio Vetus....
     - Formerly in the Forum Transitorum
  • Temple of Minerva Medica (temple)
    Temple of Minerva Medica (temple)

    The temple of Minerva Medica was a temple in ancient Rome, built on the Esquiline Hill in the republican era , though no remains of it have been found....
  • Temple of Peace
    Temple of Peace

    Temple of Peace may refer to:*Temple of Peace, Cardiff*Temple of Peace, Rome, aka Forum of Vespasian, one of the imperial forums...
     - Forum of Peace (now mostly covered by Via dei Fori Imperiali
    Via dei Fori Imperiali

    The Via dei Fori Imperiali is a road in the centre of the city of Rome that runs in a straight line from the Piazza Venezia to the Colosseum, which is itself situated in the Piazza Colosseo....
    )
  • Temple of Portunus
    Temple of Portunus

    The Temple of Portunus was the main temple dedicated to the god Portunes in Rome. It is in the Ionic order and is still more familiar by its erroneous designation, the Temple of Fortuna Virilis given it by antiquary....
     - Near Santa Maria in Cosmedin
    Santa Maria in Cosmedin

    The Basilica of Saint Mary in Cosmedin is a minor basilica churches of Rome Rome, Italy. It is located in the rione of ripa ....
  • Temple of Romulus - Roman Forum
  • Temple of Saturn
    Temple of Saturn

    The Temple of Saturn is a monument to the Roman mythology Saturn that stands at the western end of the Forum Romanum in Rome. It represents the oldest surviving structure in that area, having been established between 501 BC and 498 BC....
     - West end of the Roman Forum
  • Temple of Siriaco - Janiculum Hill
  • Temple of Venus and Roma
    Temple of Venus and Roma

    The Temple of Venus and Roma was the largest known Roman temple in Ancient Rome. Located at the far east side of the Forum Romanum near the Colosseum, it was dedicated to the goddesses Venus #Epithets and Roma Aeterna ....
     - Northeast corner of the Roman Forum
  • Temple of Venus Genetrix
    Temple of Venus Genetrix

    The Temple of Venus Genetrix is a temple in the Forum of Caesar, Rome, dedicated to the Roman mythology goddess Venus , the goddess of motherhood and domesticity....
     - Forum of Caesar
    Forum of Caesar

    The Forum of Caesar, also known as Forum Iulium or Forum Julium, Forum Caesaris, is a forum built by Julius Caesar near the Roman Forum in Rome in 46 BC....
  • Temple of Vespasian and Titus
    Temple of Vespasian and Titus

    The Temple of Vespasian and Titus is located in Rome at the western end of the Roman Forum between the Temple of Concordia and the Temple of Saturn....
  • Temple of Vesta
    Temple of Vesta

    The Temple of Vesta is ancient edifice in Rome, Italy, located in the Roman Forum between the Temple of Castor and Pollux, the Temple of Caesar, the Regia and the House of the Vestals....
     - Roman Forum
  • Temple of Veiovis
    Temple of Veiovis

    The Temple of Veiovis was the temple of the god Veiovis, in Rome....
     - Capitoline Hill (Basement of Palazzo Senatorio)


Locations outside Rome:
  • Pagans Hill Roman Temple
    Pagans Hill Roman Temple

    The Pagans Hill Roman Temple was a Romano-British-style Temple#Roman Temples excavated on Pagans Hill at Chew Stoke in the England county of Somerset....
    , Somerset
    Somerset

    Somerset is a Counties of England in South West England. The county town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county. The Ceremonial counties of England of Somerset borders the counties of Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west....
    , England
    England

    native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
  • Roman Baths (Bath) and Temple of Sulis
    Sulis

    In localised Celtic polytheism practiced in Britain, Sul or Sulis was the deification of the thermal spring-water of Bath, Somerset, where she was worshipped by Romano-British as Sulis Minerva, whose votive objects and inscribed lead tablets suggest that she was conceived both as a nourishing, life-giving mother goddess and an effectiv...
     Minerva, Bath, Somerset, England
    England

    native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
  • Temple of Apollo (Pompeii)
    Temple of Apollo (Pompeii)

    The Temple of Apollo is a temple dedicated to the Roman god Apollo in the ancient Roman town of Pompeii, southern Italy.Facing the north side of the town's basilica, it is the town's most important religious building and has very ancient origins....
  • Temple of Bellona (Ostia)
    Temple of Bellona (Ostia)

    The temple of Bellona is a temple or sacellum dedicated to the Italic goddess Bellona in Ostia Antica .It is to be found on the east side of the "Campo di Magna Mater" and is made up of a small building with cella preceded by two columns and three frontal steps....
  • London Mithraeum, Londinium
    Londinium

    This article covers the history of London during the Roman Britain from around 47 AD when the Roman city of Londinium was founded, to its abandonment during the 5th century....
    , modern London
    London

    London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
  • Maison Carrée
    Maison Carrée

    The Maison Carr?e at N?mes in southern France is one of the best preserved temples to be found anywhere in the territory of the former Roman Empire....
     - Nimes
    Nîmes

    N?mes is a city in southern France. It is the capital of the Gard Departments of France. N?mes has a rich history, dating back to the Roman Empire, and it is a popular tourist destination....
    , Southern France
    France

    France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
  • Temple of Augustus (Pula) - Pula
    Pula

    Pula is the largest city in Istria County, Croatia, situated at the southern tip of the Istria peninsula, with a population of 62,080 .Like the rest of the region, it is known for its mild climate, tame sea, and unspoiled nature....
    , Croatia
    Croatia

    Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a Central European country at the crossroads of Pannonian Plain, Balkans, and the Mediterranean Sea....
  • Temple of Vesta
    Temple of Vesta, Tivoli

    The circular so-called "Temple of Vesta" at Tivoli, of the early first century BCE, has been widely admired since the Renaissance. Its ruins sit on the acropolis of the Etruscan and Roman city of Tibur , overlooking the falls of the Aniene in a picturesque narrow gully....
     - Tivoli
    Tivoli, Italy

    Tivoli, the classical Tibur, is an ancient Italy town in Lazio, about 30 km from Rome, at the falls of the Aniene river, where it issues from the Sabine hills....
  • Temple of Augusta and Livia - Vienne
    Vienne, Isère

    Vienne is a Communes of France in southeastern France, located 20 miles south of Lyon, on the Rh?ne River. It is the second largest city after Grenoble in the Is?re department in France, of which it is a Subprefectures in France....
    , France
    France

    France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
  • Roman Temple of Évora
    Roman Temple of Évora

    The Roman Temple of ?vora is located in the city of ?vora, in Portugal. The temple is part of the historical centre of the city, classified a World Heritage Site by UNESCO....
     - Évora
    Évora

    ?vora is a city and a municipalities of Portugal in Portugal. The city proper has 41,159 inhabitants, and the municipality has a total area of 1,307.0 km? with a population of 55,619 inhabitants....
    , Portugal
    Portugal

    Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
  • Donuktas Roman Temple - Tarsus
    Tarsus (city)

    Tarsus is a city, and a large district, in Mersin Province, Turkey, from the city of Mersin and near to the city of Adana.With a history going back over 9,000 years Tarsus has long been an important stop for traders, a focal point of many civilisations including the Ancient Romans when Tarsus was capital of the province of Cilicia, scene...
     
  • Temple of Bacchus
    Temple of Bacchus

    The Temple of Bacchus was one of the three main temples at a large temple complex in Classical Antiquity, at Baalbek in Lebanon. The temple was dedicated to Bacchus , the Roman god of wine, but was traditionally referred to by Neoclassical architecture visitors as the "Temple of the Sun"....
     - Baalbek
    Baalbek

    Baalbek is a town in the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon, altitude 1,170 m , situated east of the Litani River. It is famous for its exquisitely detailed yet monumentally scaled temple ruins of the Roman Empire period, when Baalbek, known as Heliopolis was one of the largest sanctuaries in the Empire....
    , Lebanon
    Lebanon

    Lebanon , officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic , is a country in Western Asia, on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea....
  • Temple of Artemis (Jerash)
  • Temple in Vic, Spain
    Vic

    Vic is the capital of the Comarques of Catalonia of Osona , in the Barcelona , Catalonia, Spain. Vic's location, only 69 km far from Barcelona and 60 km from Girona, has made it one of the most important towns in central Catalonia....


See also

  • Classical orders
  • Greek temple
    Greek temple

    Greek temples were structures built to house deity statues within Greek sanctuaries in Greek paganism. The temples themselves did usually not directly serve a cult purpose, since the sacrifices and rituals dedicated to the respective deity took place outside them....
  • Temple
    Temple

    A temple is a structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities, such as prayer and sacrifice, or analogous rites. A ??templum?? constituted a sacred precinct as defined by a priest, or augur....
     for other religious traditions
  • List of Greco-Roman roofs


Sources and external links

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