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  1. Jun 23, 2020 · It dates back to the beginning of the first century B.C., and was built during the age of Sulla in the ancient city of Cora. It’s a doric tetrastyle temple with four columns in the front...

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  2. The temple of Hercules is a classical temple dating back to the 4th century BC in Cori, Italy. It is thought to be one of the oldest surviving temples in the world. The temple served as a marker of the boundary between the Latin and Faliscan civilizations in ancient Italy.

  3. Tempio di Ercole. The temple of Hercules, built between the late 2 nd and early 1 st century BC, stood on a high podium and had a porch with six columns along the front, accessed by a staircase. Front and side elevation of the temple. (R. De Vico)

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  5. Article History. Latin: Cora. Cori: temple of Hercules. Ruins of the temple of Hercules, Cori, Italy. Cori, town, Lazio (Latium) regione, central Italy, on the lower slopes of the Lepini Mountains, 28 miles (45 km) southeast of Rome.

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  6. Rome, Italy. The Temple of Hercules Victor is a monopteros, a round temple of Greek 'peripteral' design completely encircled by a colonnade. Dating from the later 2nd century BC, and perhaps erected by L. Mummius Achaicus, conqueror of the Achaeans and destroyer of Corinth, the temple is 14.8 m in diameter and consists of a circular cella ...

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  7. The temple of Hercules dominates the city of Cori from above and was erected around 80 BC by order of two local magistrates, whose name is engraved...

  8. Details. Title: The Temple of Hercules in Cori near Velletri. Creator: Jakob Philipp Hackert. Date Created: 1783. Location Created: Italy. Physical Dimensions: 34.8 × 47 cm (13 11/16 × 18...

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