{"id":6472,"date":"2026-01-12T09:28:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T09:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/pannelli-didattici-e-mappe\/larea-del-teatro\/quattro-tempietti\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T12:53:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T12:53:41","slug":"quattro-tempietti","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/en\/educational-panels-and-maps\/larea-del-teatro\/quattro-tempietti\/","title":{"rendered":"Quattro Tempietti"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The complex, probably built in around the mid-1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0century BC, consists of four buildings (A) of identical shape and size in opus quasi reticulatum on a single podium (B), facing towards a vast open area bounded by a wall (D).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5402\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5402\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f6f6f6\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f6f6f6;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5402 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/800_29-1-img001679.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/800_29-1-img001679.webp 2000w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/800_29-1-img001679-300x195.webp 300w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/800_29-1-img001679-1024x666.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/800_29-1-img001679-768x499.webp 768w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/800_29-1-img001679-1536x998.webp 1536w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/800_29-1-img001679-1920x1248.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5402\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span id=\"img-1679\" class=\"full-photo\"><span class=\"caption-photo\">Axonometric reconstruction of the temples<br \/>(P. Pensabene, E. Gallocchio)<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>These are the temples of Venus, Fortuna, Ceres and Spes (Hope) mentioned in an inscription found at Portus and built by Publius Lucilius Gamala, a magistrate belonging to an important Ostian family.<\/p>\n<p>The sanctuary, dedicated to deities who protected sailing and commerce, lay near the river port within the area of public land marked out by the boundary stones of Caninius.<\/p>\n<p>The little temples were restored on numerous occasions, as we know from both the mosaic inscription of the westernmost temple mentioning the duumvir (municipal magistrate) Gaius Cartilius Poplicola (Augustan period) and the addition of a porch to the easternmost temple.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery-article galleryid-6472 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t<a data-fslightbox='gallery' data-caption='Mosaic inscription mentioning the duumvir Cartilius Poplicola' href='https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/802_29-3-img001681.webp' data-title='Mosaic inscription mentioning the duumvir Cartilius Poplicola'><div class='ratio ratio-1x1'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1300\" src=\"https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/802_29-3-img001681.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/802_29-3-img001681.webp 2000w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/802_29-3-img001681-300x195.webp 300w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/802_29-3-img001681-1024x666.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/802_29-3-img001681-768x499.webp 768w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/802_29-3-img001681-1536x998.webp 1536w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/802_29-3-img001681-1920x1248.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5405'>\n\t\t\tMosaic inscription mentioning the duumvir Cartilius Poplicola\n\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t<a data-fslightbox='gallery' data-caption='Detail of the brick decoration of the sanctuary' href='https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/801_29-2-img001680.webp' data-title='Detail of the brick decoration of the sanctuary'><div class='ratio ratio-1x1'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1300\" src=\"https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/801_29-2-img001680.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/801_29-2-img001680.webp 2000w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/801_29-2-img001680-300x195.webp 300w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/801_29-2-img001680-1024x666.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/801_29-2-img001680-768x499.webp 768w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/801_29-2-img001680-1536x998.webp 1536w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/801_29-2-img001680-1920x1248.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5407'>\n\t\t\tDetail of the brick decoration of the sanctuary\n\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The complex, probably built in around the mid-1st\u00a0century BC, consists of four buildings (A) of identical shape and size in opus quasi reticulatum on a single podium (B), facing towards a vast open area bounded by a wall (D). &nbsp; 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