Temple of Hercules Victor (Rome)

Italy / Lazio / Rome / Piazza Bocca della Verità

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The Temple of Hercules Victor or Hercules Olivarius is an ancient edifice located in the Forum Boarium in Rome. It is is a monopteros, a round temple of Greek 'peripteral' design (surrounded by colonnades on all sides). This layout caused many to mistake it for a temple of Vesta, but it has been determined to be a temple of Hercules. Hercules was a favorite divinity for traders, so it is appropriate that it would be in a forum.
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Coordinates:   41°53'19"N   12°28'50"E
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