1. By: Sarah Craft The Temple of Julius Caesar Then Now

2. Mostly Archeological Ruins Literary First hand accounts about location and story behind the temple Evidence

3. Caesar was killed on the Ides of March in 44 BC He died at the foot of the statue of Pompey The man who Caesar had unseated in order to gain control of Rome Marc Antony made Caesar sound like a fallen hero and the mob quickly created a pyre Using the furniture from surrounding temples and basilicas Back Story

4. Temple is constructed on the spot where Caesar was cremated The temple is located near the Temple of Vesta where the Vestal Virgins tended the undying sacred flame It is also near the Arch of Augustus The Temple Site

6. It also had an altar

7. These were replaced by a more grandiose structure

8. Approved by the Second Triumvirate (Octavian, Lepidus, & Antony)

9. Only built OctavianThe Temple

11. 2 middle pillars were wider spaced than the other pillarsThe Temple (cont.)

13. Accommodated the site of the original alter

14. Above and around the niche was Octavian’s expansion of Julius Caesar’s rostrumThe Temple (inside)

15. Octavian had replaced the rams of Pompey’s ships (that had been on JC’s rostrum) with those captured by Octavian & Agrippa (his admiral) when they defeated Antony In front of the temple on a separate pedestal built on the level of the floor of the Forum was a large statue of Julius Caesar The Temple (inside cont.)

16. Octavian dedicated the temple to his uncle Julius Caesar Was an expression of the supreme power of Octavian and his expectation that his family would permanently rule Rome The Temple forever changed the character of the Roman Forum 1st Roman temple dedicated to deified emperors in the forum Effect of the Temple

17. Blocked out the Vestals and Regia on the western end of the Forum Imposed a new “Julian” (Gens Julia) religious flavor Religion was to be revived based on the worship of dead and deified Emperors Temple was a place of worship much like churches and temples are today Effect (cont.)

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