Temple Fortuna Virilis
It dates from late 2nd century BC in Republican Era. This temple
is known as the Temple of the Fortuna Virilis but should be instead
be identified as the Temple of Portunus, an ancient tutelary
deity of rivers and harbours. The building was very close to the
Port Tiberinus on the Tiber river. The attribution of this temple
to Human Fortune is without foundation. In the 9th century it was
used ad a church.
It was restored most that once and its present aspect dates to
a restoration of the 1st century BC.
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