Back معبد كاستور وبولوكس ARZ Храм Дыяскураў BE Храм на Кастор и Полукс Bulgarian Temple de Càstor i Pòl·lux Catalan Chrám Castora a Polluka Czech Aedes Castoris German Ναός του Κάστορα και του Πολυδεύκη Greek Templo de Cástor y Pólux Spanish Kastor eta Poluxen tenplua EU معبد کاستور و پولوکس FA
 Temple of Castor and Pollux | |
   Temple of Castor and Pollux Shown within Rome | |
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| Location | Regio VIII Forum Romanum |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 41°53′30″N 12°29′08″E / 41.89167°N 12.48556°E |
| Type | Roman Temple |
| History | |
| Builder | Roman Republic |
| Founded | 495 BC |
The Temple of Castor and Pollux (Italian: Tempio dei Dioscuri) is an ancient temple in the Roman Forum, Rome, Central Italy.[1] It was originally built in gratitude for victory at the Battle of Lake Regillus (495 BC). Castor and Pollux (Greek Polydeuces) were the Dioscuri, the "twins" of Gemini, the twin sons of Zeus (Jupiter) and Leda. Their cult came to Rome from Greece via Magna Graecia and the Greek culture of Southern Italy.[2]
The Roman temple is one of a number of known Dioscuri temples remaining from antiquity.
- ^ Richardson, Jr., L. (1 October 1992). A New Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome. JHU Press. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-8018-4300-6.
- ^ Parker, John Henry (1879). The Archaeology of Rome: Forum romanum et magnum. Vol. 5 (2nd ed.). J. Parker. p. 33.