Temple of Antoninus and Faustina
In 141 A.D the temple was originally erected in honor of Faustina
by her husband, the Emperor Antoninus Pius who wanted to deify her
and raised her to the ranks of the goddesses. When Antoninus himself
died in AD 161 the Senate of Rome decided to dedicate the Temple
to both husband and wife.
The site of the ancient Temple of Antoninus and Faustina, of which
many significant remains are still visible, was once occupied by
the church of Sant-Laurence in Miranda, built in the 7th-8th centuries
and completely restructured on occasion of Charles V's visit to
Rome in 1528.
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