Via Claudia/Piazza Ss. Giovanni e Paolo
Begun in the year 54 AD for Agrippina, wife of Claudius (41/54) immediately after the death of the emperor
Partially demolished and turned into a monumental nymphaeum by the son of Agrippina, Nero (54/68), who included it in his Domus Aurea
Vespasian (69/79) had it rebuilt after the death of Nero
It stood on a great rectangular platform of 180 x 200 m (590 x 660 feet) supported by retaining walls, still partly visible
From the Forma Urbis we know that the temple was prostyle hexastyle with three columns on the sides
The rest of the area, maybe surrounded by a portico, was occupied by a garden
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