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Temple of Augustus and Rome; is an augusteum located in Altındağ district of Ankara. It is thought to have been built around 25-20 AD. Besides being one of the most important Roman period ruins in the city, it is also known for Monumentum Ancyranum. This is an inscription about the works of Augustus, who was considered the first Roman emperor, throughout his life. It is the most complete copy of Res Gestae Divi Augusti that has survived to the present day, as the original in Rome had disappeared. An earlier, 2nd century BCE Phrygian temple on the site was destroyed.[1] History: The Augusteum was built between 25–20 BC after the conquest of central Anatolia by the Roman Empire and the formation of the Galatia province, with Ancyra as its administrative capital. It was reintroduced to the western world by Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, ambassador of Ferdinand of Austria, to the Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent (1555–1562) at Amasia in Asia Minor. Busbecq first read the inscription and identified its origin from his reading of Suetonius; he published a copy of parts of it in his Turkish Letters.[2] Only the side walls and the ornamented door frame remain; the positions of six columns can still be recognized. Monumentum Ancyranum: After the death of Augustus in AD 14, a copy of the text of the Res Gestae Divi Augusti was inscribed on both walls inside the pronaos in Latin, with a Greek translation on an exterior wall of the cella. The inscriptions are the primary surviving source of the text, since the original inscription on bronze pillars in front of the Mausoleum of Augustus in Rome has long been lost, and two other surviving inscriptions of the text are incomplete.[3] Squeezes of the Monumentum Ancyrum were obtained by the Cornell Expedition in 1907–1908, and have been the basis for epigraphic study including by the epigrapher Mariana McCaulley.
Muhanad AmeenMuhanad Ameen
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A ruined temple of Augustus containing a historically important inscription. Not much remains of the temple, with really only a single wall standing. This wall does however preserve the best copy of the Res Gestae of Augustus, which is the propaganda statement of Augustus to the people of the Roman Empire. There are plaques on the site giving the full inscription, but not much can be seen from the distance at which you have to view the wall. If you are in Ankara and into Roman history, it is worth spending a little time in.
David DanceyDavid Dancey
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Dwarfed by a minaret of a mosque of medieval Ottoman style, this temple of Augustus and Roma of the early First century is absolutely a must see if you are in Ankara, witnessing not only the triumph of Allah over the gods but also the best preserved copy of the Res Gestae Divi Augusti—the first Roman emperor’s autobiography/self-propaganda—which is widely known as “the queen of all Roman inscriptions”. However, the inscription is not visible because the temple is far away from the protective fence. What a pity!
SongSong
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This was a huge building but had been so damaged by earthquakes there were only 2 walls left standing although it did include a lengthy inscription by Augustus. The Roman structure was built on top of a Phygrian temple so it was about 3000 years of history in one building. You can only view from behind a barrier although there are a couple of information boards.
Marcus HurleyMarcus Hurley
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Amazing place. Just sad that some other culture build there a different place of worship. The hill it's amazing with it's historical houses, but all filled with religious shops and restaurants, and this breaks the authenticity. If I remember correctly neither Bible or Koran approves for money maker to be around God's praying places.
Vera Eker StoicaVera Eker Stoica
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Ankara’da Roma Dönemi’nin en önemli yapılarından biri olan Augustus-Roma Tapınağı, Galatia eyaletinin İmparator Augustus (MÖ 27-MS. 14) tarafından Roma İmparatorluğu’na katılmasından sonra, yeni eyalet merkezi olan Ankyra’da (Ankara) İmparator Augustus ve kentin yerel tanrıçası Roma’ya ithaf edilerek inşa edilmiştir. Roma İmparatoru Augustus’un (MÖ. 27- MS. 14) ölümünden sonra “Res Gestae Divi Augusti” (Tanrılaşmış Augustus’un Yaptığı İşler) yazıtı Ankara Augustus-Roma Tapınağı’nın duvarlarına iki dilde ve kırmızı boyalı olarak yazılmıştır. Latince olan yazıt, yapının anta duvarlarının pronaos’a (ön oda) bakan yüzlerine, Eski Yunanca yazıt ise tapınağın güneydoğu cella (kutsal bölüm) duvarının dışa bakan yüzüne yazılmış ve günümüze değin gelmiştir. “Tanrılaşmış Augustus’un Yaptığı İşler” adını taşıyan bu kitabenin diğer iki kopyasına ait parçalar da yine Anadolu’da ele geçmiştir.
Olcay ÖzfıratOlcay Özfırat
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Hacı Bayram, 06030 Altındağ/Ankara, Türkiye
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The Temple of Augustus is a well-preserved Roman temple in the city of Pula, Croatia. Dedicated to the first Roman emperor, Augustus, it was probably built during the emperor's lifetime at some point between 27 BC and his death in AD 14.
attractions: Haci Bayram Mosque, Ankara Castle, Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, Hacı Bayram-ı Veli Tomb, Republic Museum (The Second Parliament Building), Rahmi M. Koc Museum Ankara, Museum of the War of Independence, PTT Pul Müzesi, Erimtan Archaeology and Art Museum, restaurants: Bogazici Lokantasi, Şöhretler ASPAVA, KK Aspava, Meşhur Çöp Şişçi Ömer Usta, Aspava Pide Kebap Salonu, Meshur Aspava

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