Temple of Portunus

The Temple of Portunus was a temple dedicated to the harbor god Portunus in Rome. He is also known erroneously used since the Renaissance name Temple of Fortuna Virilis and is the former Forum Boarium directly next to the bridge Pons Aemilius and the former town of Portus Tiberinus of Rome, where the herbeigeschifften from the seaport of Ostia Antica goods have been unloaded.

A predecessor (remains of the foundations were discovered during excavations in the 20th century ) came already from the 4th or 3rd century BC; the still existing temple was built around 100 BC. A first restoration took place in the first century. The rectangular, stairs accessible buildings consists of the sanctuary ( cella ) and a porch ( portico ), which stood free-standing Ionic columns, while located on the outer walls of the cella only half columns. The Temple of Portunus is so pseudoperipteral.

He is different from most Greek temples, which are usually completely surrounded by free-standing, one dealing forming columns.

All structural parts of the building are made of travertine, the rest of tuff. The podium is filled with Roman concrete ( opus caementitium ). The ornaments of stucco are lost. The fluting of the columns are made of stucco. During the restoration in the 20th century, it has concrete and brick used, which is (for example, on the south side ) can clearly be seen in some places.

The temple has escaped destruction because he had been rezoned to 872 in a Christian church; in the 15th century, the church of S. Maria Egiziaca was ordained.