Temple of Juno Sospita (Palatine)
Temple of Juno Sospita Shown in ancient Rome
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Coordinates | 41°53′23″N 12°29′05″E |
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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.
It was probably a term for a small shrine adjoining the Temple of the Magna Mater (recorded by Ovid), 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.