Via di S. Pietro in Carcere
On the prominence of the Capitol Hill known as Arx
The festival of Iuno Moneta, Juno Warner, was celebrated here every June 1st
It was the anniversary of the dedication (dedication) of the temple made by the son of Camillus in the year 343 BC
Nearby, between the late fourth and early third century BC, was built the mint of Rome, later moved by Domitian in the area of the church of St. Clement
From the name of the goddess came the Italian word moneta (money in English): it dates from the time of the siege of the Gauls of Brennus in the year 396 BC, when the sacred geese of the Temple of Juno, the famous geese of the Capitol, with their squawking woke former consul Manlius who gave the alarm
In the area of the Garden of the Aracoeli there were other facilities:
AUGURACULUM
Used for ritual observations to foresee the future
CAPITOLINE ISEUM
Dating back at least to the year 58 BC, when it was mentioned for the first time by the sources
To the temple maybe belonged the Obelisk of Villa Celimontana built for Ramses II (1297/1213 BC) around 1200 BC
There were also the TEMPLE OF CAELESTIS and the TEMPLE OF MITHRAS
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