Tempio del Divo Giulio

After Caesar's death in 44 BC, an altar and a marble column bearing the inscription 'Parenti Patriae' were initially erected at the cremation site. However, these were removed at the behest of Consul Publius Cornelius Dolabella. Soon after, the priestly office of Flamen Divi Iulii was created for the cult of Divus Iulius, with Marcus Antonius designated as the first incumbent in the same year. The Senate approved the construction of the temple in 42 BC under pressure from the Triumvirs Octavian, Marcus Antonius, and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus. The temple was dedicated on August 18, 29 BC, after a three-day triumph by Octavian, later Augustus, who later boasted in his 'Res Gestae' of having erected the temple. Archaeological investigations starting in 1872 have unearthed the remains of the temple.