It is a large temple divided into three wings.
Temple of mars ultor marble.
The centre piece of the whole temple was a huge marble statue of mars who resided in the apse of the cella ahead of five egyptian alabaster covered steps and surrounded by the legionary standards which the parthians had taken but which following roman victory were recaptured and restored to rome.
It was dedicated to the god mars to avenge the assassination of julius cesar.
Temple of mars ultor festivals to mars feriae marti festival held on the 1st of march the old new year s day the second equirria on the 14th the agonium martiale on the 17th the quinquatrus on the 19th in later times minerva would assume mars role the tubilustrium on the.
Foro di augusto is one of the imperial fora of rome italy built by augustus it includes the temple of mars ultor.
The incomplete forum and its temple were inaugurated in 2 bc 40 years after they were first vowed.
The temple of mars ultor was an octastyle sanctuary created with the corinthian order in ancient rome.
The fireproof wall with arco dei pantani and the columns of the temple.
The construction has been completed in 2 bc but the project of augustus stems from the victory obtained by the battle of philippi in 42 bc.
The temple of mars ultor was an octastyle sanctuary created with the corinthian order in ancient rome.
The torso of this statue may well be the one now in the capitoline museums of rome with the head arms and legs having been restored.
The forum of augustus italian.
Remains of forum of augustus with the temple of mars ultor.
The huge marble statue of mars the avenger which stood in the temple was surrounded by the legionary standards that had been lost to the parthians in 53 bce but which were later recovered by augustus in a bloodless show of diplomacy.