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Temple of Castor and Pollux (Rome)

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Jeffrey Becker

Contributors: Brady Kiesling

Last modified Feb 14, 2026 08:31 AM — History

Located at the southeast corner of the Forum Romanum, the aedes Castoris is a temple of ancient Rome vowed by the dictator Postumius in 499 BCE.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/157276290

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
41.8916714887, 12.4856344246

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Temple of Castor and Pollux (330 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

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Temple of Castor and Pollux (Rome) makes connections with:

Temple of Castor and Pollux (Rome) located in Forum Romanum (unspecified date range)
Temple of Castor and Pollux (Rome) located at Roma (unspecified date range)

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Place type:
temple

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Evidence:

Suet. (Ihm: Packard) Caes. 10.1.9

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Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, and Brady Kiesling, 'Temple of Castor and Pollux (Rome): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/157276290> [accessed: 06 March 2026]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/157276290 |title=Places: 157276290 (Temple of Castor and Pollux (Rome)) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=March 6, 2026 3:04 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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