{"id":15328,"date":"2011-11-19T23:00:50","date_gmt":"2011-11-20T07:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/?p=15328"},"modified":"2021-03-15T13:16:43","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T20:16:43","slug":"the-roman-forum-part-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/15328","title":{"rendered":"The Roman Forum &#8211; Part 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Temple of Divus Romulus (Tempio di Romolo) in the Roman Forum was constructed to honor Romulus, the deified son of Emperor Maxentius in 309 AD. In the sixth century, the temple was converted into the vestibule for the Basilica of Saints Cosmas and Damian. Inside, there are several decaying frescos on the walls and visitors can peer into the basilica through a gate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Temple-of-Romulus.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15329\" title=\"The Temple of Divus Romulus\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Temple-of-Romulus.jpg\" alt=\"The Temple of Divus Romulus\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Temple-of-Romulus.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Temple-of-Romulus-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Temple-of-Romulus-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The Temple of Divus Romulus<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 The Temple of Divus Romulus (Rome, Lazio, Italy); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 13 August 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Fresco-Virgin-and-Child.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15330\" title=\"Fresco of the Virgin and Child\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Fresco-Virgin-and-Child.jpg\" alt=\"Fresco of the Virgin and Child\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Fresco-Virgin-and-Child.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Fresco-Virgin-and-Child-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Fresco-Virgin-and-Child-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Fresco of the Virgin and Child<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 Fresco of the Virgin and Child (Rome, Lazio, Italy); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 13 August 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Fresco-Christ.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15331\" title=\"Fresco of Christ\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Fresco-Christ.jpg\" alt=\"Fresco of Christ\" width=\"420\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Fresco-Christ.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Fresco-Christ-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Fresco-Christ-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Fresco of Christ<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 Fresco of Christ (Rome, Lazio, Italy); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 13 August 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Fresco-Decoration.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15332\" title=\"Decorative Fresco\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Fresco-Decoration.jpg\" alt=\"Decorative Fresco\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Fresco-Decoration.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Fresco-Decoration-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Fresco-Decoration-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Decorative Fresco<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 Decorative Fresco (Rome, Lazio, Italy); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 13 August 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Temple-of-Romulus-Interior.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15333\" title=\"View into the Basilica\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Temple-of-Romulus-Interior.jpg\" alt=\"View into the Basilica\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Temple-of-Romulus-Interior.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Temple-of-Romulus-Interior-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Temple-of-Romulus-Interior-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>View into the Basilica<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 View into the Basilica (Rome, Lazio, Italy); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 13 August 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Copyright \u00a9 2011 by Stephen J. Danko<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Temple of Divus Romulus (Tempio di Romolo) in the Roman Forum was constructed to honor Romulus, the deified son of Emperor Maxentius in 309 AD. 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