Aedes Concordiae

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Concordia had several temples at Rome. The principle one is located at the west end of the Forum Romanum. Tradition says it was built as early as the time of Camillus (367 BCE), who vowed and built it in com­memoration of the reconciliation between the patri­cians and plebeians.^[1]

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Archaeological evidence shows that the first building on this site dates to 121 BCE, when a temple was built by L. Opimius. Prior to that, the site seems to have held only an altar.[3]

This temple, in which meetings of the senate were often held[4]

, but which appears to have fallen into decay, was restored by Livia, the wife of Augustus, and consecrated by Tiberius (A.D. 10), after his victory over the Pannonians. In the reign of Constantine and Maxentius, the temple was burnt down, but was again restored.

A second temple of Concordia was built by Cn. Flavius on the area of the temple of Vulcanus.

A third was vowed by L. Manlius during a seditious commotion among his troops in Gaul, and was afterwards erected on the Capitoline hill.

Other temples were frequently built to commemorate the restoration of civil harmony.

External Links

• UCLA's Digital Roman Forum: Concordia, Aedes
• Visible Past: Aedes Concordiae

References

1. ↑ Ovid, Fasti: I, 637-650
2. ↑ Plutarch, Camillus: 42.3
3. ↑ vide UCLA Digital Forum
4. ↑ Cicero, In Catalinam III: 20