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Vienne: Temple of Augustus and Livia
The Temple of
Augustus and Livia, built at the end of the 1st century BC, survives today
basically intact in the Place du Palais along the Rue des Clercs. Closely
similar to the Maison Carrée in Nîmes,
the Temple in Vienne was originally dedicated to Augustus, then rededicated
to his wife Livia in AD 41 by her grandson Claudius, the Roman emperor who
was born in nearby Lyon. The columns are scarred by remains of wall fastenings
when the temple was used in prior centuries as a storehouse and museum.
[Fig.1: Temple of Augustus and Livia in Vienne (photo: Athena
Review).]
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