Ankara Historical Augustus Temple Introduction and Travel Guide

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• Ankara Augustus Temple Brief Introduction:
• The Temple of Augustus is a temple located in the Altındağ district of Ankara, immediately adjacent to the Hacı Bayram Mosque, and was built approximately between 25-20 BC.
• The Augustus Temple, located next to the Hacı Bayram Mosque in Ankara Ulus, was built after 25 BC in the name of the Phrygian god Men, but was destroyed over time.
• It is thought that the temple was built on a sacred place dedicated to the Phrygian gods Cybele and Men, but which was destroyed as a result of heavy damage over time.
• The Temple of Augustus-Roman, one of the most important structures of the Roman Period in Ankara, was built in Ankyra (Ankara), the new provincial capital, after the province of Galatia was annexed to the Roman Empire by Emperor Augustus (27 BC - 14 AD), and dedicated to Emperor Augustus and the city's local goddess, Rome.
• The temple whose ruins remain today was built by King Pilamenes, son of the last Galatian ruler Amyntos, as a symbol of loyalty to the Roman Emperor Augustus, although it is still called the Temple of Augustus.
• It is a cult area dedicated to one of Rome's greatest emperors, who gave his name to the month of August.
• Surrounding the temple, which is a four-walled structure surrounded by four columns, there are forty-two columns, fifteen longitudinally and six broadly, four in front of the temple's door and two at the back.

• The temple was converted into a church by the Byzantines in the early 6th century. During the Byzantine period, various additions were made and windows were added, transforming it into a church. Centuries later, in 1555, it was discovered by the Dutchman Busbecque, sent by Emperor Ferdinand.
• Considering the period in which it was built, the Temple of Augustus has interesting architectural features.
• Today, only the two side walls and the doorway with its ornate edges remain standing in their original state. In 1427-1428, the Hacı Bayram Mosque was built in conjunction with the northwest corner of the temple.
• The will of Augustus (Res Gestae Divi Augusti), written in Latin and Greek, showing the works he accomplished, was originally found in the Roman temple and placed on the wall of this temple adjacent to the tomb with an inscription.

Ankara Augustus Temple Address: Hacı Bayram, 06030 Altındağ/Ankara

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