{"id":6589,"date":"2026-01-12T16:50:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T16:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/educational-panels-and-maps\/the-central-area-and-the-official-complexes\/capitolium\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T16:14:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T16:14:14","slug":"capitolium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/en\/educational-panels-and-maps\/the-central-area-and-the-official-complexes\/capitolium\/","title":{"rendered":"Capitolium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The city\u2019s main temple, dedicated to the Capitoline triad (Jupiter, Juno, Minerva) was built on the north side of the Forum during the Hadrianic period, in around AD 120.<\/p>\n<p>It stands above an earlier cult building dating to the 1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0century BC, probably dedicated to the same gods and located where the Cardo crosses the Decumanus.<\/p>\n<p>The 1<sup>st<\/sup>-century BC temple was in turn built on top of an older public building, remains of which can be seen in a test pit in the Forum square.<\/p>\n<p>The Hadrianic\u00a0<em>Capitolium<\/em>\u00a0visible today, erected on a high podium, was built entirely of brick and faced in marbles (which no longer survive).<\/p>\n<p>The cella, preceded by a porch with six columns along the front and two at the sides, has a monumental marble threshold at the entrance; inside, the statues of the three gods originally stood on the podium set against the back wall.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery-article galleryid-6589 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='Plan and elevations of the Capitolium (C. Albo)' href='https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/921_55-2-img001828.webp' data-title='Plan and elevations of the Capitolium (C. Albo)'><div class='ratio ratio-1x1'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1554\" src=\"https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/921_55-2-img001828.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/921_55-2-img001828.webp 2000w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/921_55-2-img001828-300x233.webp 300w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/921_55-2-img001828-1024x796.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/921_55-2-img001828-768x597.webp 768w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/921_55-2-img001828-1536x1193.webp 1536w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/921_55-2-img001828-1920x1492.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-1-5713'>\n\t\t\tPlan and elevations of the Capitolium (C. Albo)\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='Nineteenth-century engraving of the Capitolium (P. Cacchiatelli, G. Cleter)' href='https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/920_55-1-img001827.webp' data-title='Nineteenth-century engraving of the Capitolium (P. Cacchiatelli, G. Cleter)'><div class='ratio ratio-1x1'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1430\" src=\"https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/920_55-1-img001827.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/920_55-1-img001827.webp 2000w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/920_55-1-img001827-300x215.webp 300w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/920_55-1-img001827-1024x732.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/920_55-1-img001827-768x549.webp 768w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/920_55-1-img001827-1536x1098.webp 1536w, https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/920_55-1-img001827-1920x1373.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-1-5715'>\n\t\t\tNineteenth-century engraving of the Capitolium (P. 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