A History of Western Society: Printed Page 129

ARGA Quiz 1

This round temple, dating from the second century B.C.E., is the oldest surviving marble building in Rome and was imported from Greece. It once contained a statue of the mythical hero Hercules and was dedicated to him at this spot where legend told he killed a monster who had stolen some cattle.

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EVALUATE THE EVIDENCE

  1. Question

    Looking at the pictures of Greek temples and altars in Athens and Pergamum on pages 80 and 99, what stylistic similarities do you see between those buildings and this temple?

  2. Question

    How do those similarities, and the fact that this temple was dedicated to Hercules, provide evidence for Roman adoption of Greek religion and culture?