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🏛️ the Temple of Janus at Rome

  • <div data-attribute_names="{&quot;11352&quot;:{&quot;11329430&quot;:&quot;🎨 Marble Statue of Janus attributed to Praxiteles or Scopas (LIMC Ianus 8)&quot;},&quot;11354&quot;:{&quot;11312084&quot;:&quot;Freestanding sculpture&quot;,&quot;11306421&quot;:&quot;Geography&quot;},&quot;11356&quot;:{&quot;11309901&quot;:&quot;Late Classical (ca. 400-330 BCE)&quot;,&quot;11306420&quot;:&quot;Early Imperial (ca. 31 BCE-79 CE)&quot;,&quot;11310589&quot;:&quot;Middle Imperial (ca. 69-235 CE)&quot;},&quot;11409&quot;:{&quot;11328644&quot;:&quot;Excl. unprovenanced&quot;},&quot;6580&quot;:{&quot;8194714&quot;:&quot;🌍 Egypt &lt;q&gt;region in North Africa&lt;\/q&gt;&quot;,&quot;10266956&quot;:&quot;🌍 Rome (Italy) &lt;q&gt;city in Italy&lt;\/q&gt;&quot;},&quot;7140&quot;:{&quot;11328051&quot;:&quot;Pliny, &lt;span style=\&quot;font-style: italic;\&quot;&gt;Natural History&lt;\/span&gt;&quot;},&quot;7139&quot;:{&quot;11328050&quot;:&quot;Pliny&quot;},&quot;11355&quot;:{&quot;11306424&quot;:&quot;Latin&quot;}}"><span title="🎨 Marble Statue of Janus attributed to Praxiteles or Scopas (LIMC Ianus 8); Pliny, &lt;span style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;Natural History&lt;/span&gt;" data-attribute_object_ids="[&quot;11352_11329430&quot;,&quot;11354_11312084&quot;,&quot;11356_11309901&quot;,&quot;11409_11328644&quot;,&quot;6580_8194714&quot;,&quot;6580_10266956&quot;,&quot;7140_11328051&quot;,&quot;11354_11306421&quot;,&quot;7139_11328050&quot;,&quot;11355_11306424&quot;,&quot;11356_11306420&quot;,&quot;11356_11310589&quot;]"><span class="a type-6581" data-type_id="6581" data-object_id="11329467" id="y:ui_data:show_project_type_object-6581_11329467">📖 Pliny, <span style="font-style: italic;">Natural History</span> 36.26-36.27</span></span></div>
  • Information
    constructed originally in the 4th c BCE, renovated by Augustus, located in the Forum Holitorium
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/468681435
    In
    🌍 Rome (Italy)
    Cult site of
    👤 Janus Roman god
    Encompasses
    🎨 Marble Statue of Janus attributed to Praxiteles or Scopas (LIMC Ianus 8)
    Reported to have depictions of
    👤 Janus Roman god
    Related entities
    👤 Janus Roman god
    Mentioned by
    📖 Pliny, Natural History 36.26-36.27
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