Temple of Juno Sospita (Palatine)

The Temple of Juno Sospita ("Savior") was an ancient Roman temple on the Palatine Hill in Rome, possibly dating from as early as 338 BC.[1]

Not to be confused with the Temple of Juno Sospita in the Forum Holitorium.
Juno Sospita

It was probably a term for a small shrine adjoining the Temple of the Magna Mater (recorded by Ovid),[2] parts of which remain in Augustan-era opus reticulatum, although most of the remains belong to a Hadrianic restoration.

A minority interpretation is that 'Temple of Juno Sospita' was another term for the Temple of the Magna Mater's auguraculum.

If still in use by the 4th-and 5th century, it would have been closed during the persecution of pagans in the late Roman Empire.

See also

References
  1. Herbert-Brown, Geraldine (1994). Ovid and the Fasti: An Historical Study. Clarendon Press. p. 38. ISBN 0-19-814935-2. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  2. Platner, Samuel Ball (1929). A Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome. London: Oxford University Press. p. 291. Retrieved June 22, 2018.

Bibliography
  • Filippo Coarelli, Guida archeologica di Roma, Verona, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 1984

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