Temple of Vespasian and Titus at night
by Weston Westmoreland
Title
Temple of Vespasian and Titus at night
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Weston Westmoreland
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Photograph - Photograph
Description
Temple of Vespasian and Titus. Forum, Rome.
These are the three remaining columns of the front right corner of the Temple of Vespasian and Titus, built in the first century AD as seen from the side. The columns still preserve the rich Corinthian capitals and the bas-relief on the frieze shows the skull of a bull, an amphora, a shield, a helmet and some weapons. The two columns on the left with Ionic capitals belong to the temple of Saturn.
Vespasian was the father of Titus and Domitian. The three of them were Emperors of Rome in succession, forming the Flavian dynasty. It was Domitian who built this temple to honor his brother and father.
The reigns of Vespasian and Titus supposed a measure of recovery for the Roman Empire after Nero's weak leadership, but Domitian, who probably had his brother Titus murdered, established a reign of growing terror that took the Empire to the brink of extinction that only ended with his murder after 15 years. It would be Trajan's job to restore the greatness of Rome.
It was Vespasian who devised the Colosseum, Titus who built it and Domitian who added the arch-less fourth level that set the definitive appearance of the amphitheater.
More Roman images one copy-paste away in my Roman Gallery at https://weston-westmoreland.pixels.com/collections/rome
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February 21st, 2019
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