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full size in new window. | Title / Description: Temple of Castor and Pollux in foreground
Provenance: Rome, Italy
Object Type: image - architecture
Date: 6 CE (image early 1980s) Commentary: The three columns in the foreground are the remains of the Temple of Castor and Pollux, a prominent edifice in the Roman Forum. They are 48 feet high and the entablature is 13 feet. In the background may be seen the Curia and the Arch of Septimius Severus. Castor and Pollux (though not this particular temple) are mentioned in Acts 28:11. Also visible in the background are the Arch of Septimius Severus (partially obscured by scaffolding), the Temple of Antonius and Faustina and the Curia. You may also have another view the remaining columns from the Temple of Castor and Pollux.
Source: Attridge, Harold W. Harold Attridge slide collection
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