{"id":6613,"date":"2026-01-12T17:30:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T17:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/educational-panels-and-maps\/the-central-area-and-the-official-complexes\/tempio-di-ercole\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T16:33:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T16:33:45","slug":"tempio-di-ercole","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/en\/educational-panels-and-maps\/the-central-area-and-the-official-complexes\/tempio-di-ercole\/","title":{"rendered":"Tempio di Ercole"},"content":{"rendered":"

The temple of Hercules, built between the late 2nd<\/sup>\u00a0and early 1st<\/sup>\u00a0century BC, stood on a high podium and had a porch with six columns along the front, accessed by a staircase.<\/p>\n

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Front and side elevation of the temple
(R. De Vico)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Inside the porch stands a copy of a votive statue of Cartilius Poplicola, a leading figure in Ostia\u2019s history during the 1st<\/sup>\u00a0century BC, depicted as a resting athlete.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tDiscovery of the statue of Cartilius Poplicola\n\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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\n\t\t\tStatue of Cartilius Poplicola (Museo Ostiense)\n\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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The cult was oracular in nature, as we know from the marble relief found near the temple and dedicated by a\u00a0haruspex<\/em>\u00a0(priest), depicting the miraculous discovery in the sea of a statue of the armed Hercules, and a subsequent scene of divination: the god\u2019s iconography and the reference to an event of war suggest that the cult had military as well as commercial connotations.<\/p>\n

The cult\u2019s importance is evidenced by its remarkable persistence, documented by the restorations of the temple until the 4th<\/sup>\u00a0century AD.<\/p>\n

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Marble relief depicting an oracular scene<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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