Substructure of Temple of Claudius, WE55. The Temple of Claudius, also variously known as the Temple of the Divus Claudius, the Temple of the Divine Claudius and the Temple of the Deified Claudius, was an ancient structure that covered a large area to the south of the Colosseum in Rome, Italy.
Little remains visible today. Construction of the Temple of Claudius on the Caelian Hill was begun by Agrippina, the fourth wife of the Emperor Claudius, on his death in 54 AD. It was subsequently damaged by the Great Fire of Rome and further destroyed by Agrippina's son, Nero, but later rebuilt by the Emperor Vespasian, who became emperor in 69 AD. The destruction by Nero was probably due to his extension of the Aqua Claudia aqueduct to the Caelian Hill but part may also have been removed to make way for the construction of his Domus Aurea.
The last mention of the temple is from the fourth century and nothing is known of what happened to it after Vespasian's reconstruction. If still in use by the 4th-century, the temple would have been closed during the persecution of pagans in the late Roman Empire.
The area occupied by the Temple is approximately bounded by the present roads of Via Claudia, Viale del Parco del Celio and the Clivus Scauri. The temple stood on a great rectangular platform, supported by powerful retaining walls of 15 metres or more, that are still partly visible.
The actual temple was constructed on a podium 20 s
Little remains visible today. Construction of the Temple of Claudius on the Caelian Hill was begun by Agrippina, the fourth wife of the Emperor Claudius, on his death in 54 AD. It was subsequently damaged by the Great Fire of Rome and further destroyed by Agrippina's son, Nero, but later rebuilt by the Emperor Vespasian, who became emperor in 69 AD. The destruction by Nero was probably due to his extension of the Aqua Claudia aqueduct to the Caelian Hill but part may also have been removed to make way for the construction of his Domus Aurea.
The last mention of the temple is from the fourth century and nothing is known of what happened to it after Vespasian's reconstruction. If still in use by the 4th-century, the temple would have been closed during the persecution of pagans in the late Roman Empire.
The area occupied by the Temple is approximately bounded by the present roads of Via Claudia, Viale del Parco del Celio and the Clivus Scauri. The temple stood on a great rectangular platform, supported by powerful retaining walls of 15 metres or more, that are still partly visible.
The actual temple was constructed on a podium 20 s
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