temple of Diana
Ruins · France
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 43.840, 4.349
Why it was abandoned
🏛️ Ancient ruins
Detected automatically from the text: The so-called Temple of Diana is a 1st-century ancient Roman building in Nîmes, Gard, France, built under Augustus.
History
The so-called Temple of Diana is a 1st-century ancient Roman building in Nîmes, Gard, France, built under Augustus. It is located near the gushing spring of "La Fontaine", around which was an Augusteum, a sanctuary devoted to the cult of the emperor and his family, centred on a nymphaeum. Its basilica-like floor plan argues against it being a temple and there is no archaeological or literary evidence for its dedication to Diana.