• The Temple of Venus -on a panoramic viewpoint overlooking the plain- was built soon after the establishment of Pompeii as a Roman colony.
  • The choice of Venus as the deity for this grand temple reflects Pompeii’s location by the sea and the importance of maritime trade to the city's prosperity.
  • 1. The Temple of Venus is located in the ancient ruins of Pompeii in Italy. 2. It dates back to the 1st century BC and is a popular tourist attraction today.
  • Religion. July/August 2019. The Temple of Venus of Pompeii. (Courtesy Marcello Mogetta/University of Missouri).
  • The first sanctuary dates back to the 2nd century BC and consisted of a space surrounded by porticoes at the centre of which stood the temple.
  • A photograph of the temple of en:Venus at en:Pompeii, taken by myself on January 16, 2006. ... Usage on it.wikipedia.org. Tempio di Venere (Pompei).
  • ...the temple was embellished by two pedestals with statues and provided access to the houses at the foot of the slope where the priests of Venus probably lived.
  • evidence to help us visualize them. The ample courtyard of the temple of. Venus on the Via Marina in Pompeii became the focus of our excavations, as.
  • Su vecchie fotografie "Tempio di Venere" veniva chiamato il Tempio di Apollo. Media in category "Temple of Venus (Pompeii)".
  • The Temple of Venus of Pompeii is immediately to the right at the entrance to the city along the Marina (Sea) Gate.