Temples - Rome - Temple of Trajan Flashcards
1
Q
Date?
A
125 AD
2
Q
Who placed it there?
A
Hadrian
3
Q
What was Hadrian’s relation to Trajan?
A
Adoptive son
4
Q
Who was the temple dedicated to?
A
Trajan and his wife
5
Q
How do we know of the temples existence?
A
A coin
6
Q
What is the building surrounded by?
A
Portico
7
Q
Where is the temple?
A
Edge of Trajan’s forum
8
Q
This is a ____style building.
A
Octastyle
9
Q
How is the temple of Trajan dominant?
A
Huge podium
10
Q
What type of collonnade is the temple flanked by?
A
Distyle collonnade
11
Q
Where did the distil colonnades curve?
A
Behind the cella
12
Q
What is sited on it now?
A
Palazzo Valentini
13
Q
What happened to the stone from the temple of Trajan?
A
It was used by the Palazzo Valentini
14
Q
What are the only remains?
A
Dedicatory inscription and a granite column
15
Q
What is the diameter of the granite column that remained?
A
2m
