Roman Calendar - June 27: Dies natalis for the temple of Jupiter Stator In 294 BCE things were going
Roman Calendar - June 27: Dies natalis for the temple of Jupiter Stator In 294 BCE things were going badly for Romans at the Battle of Lucera and their lines were collapsing. As a last resort desperate Consul Marcus Atilius Regulus vowed a temple to Jupiter if he helped them to beat Samnites. This saved the day, since Romans regrouped and eventually the enemy was defeated. The victorious consul also kept his word and during the same year a temple was erected on Palatine Hill for Jupiter the Sustainer. During the following centuries a couple of interesting incidents took place there. In 63 BCE Cicero convened the Senate in this temple and held his first speech against Catiline. The confiscated property of the late Pompey the Great was also auctioned there. The only bid was made by Marcus Antonius though it has been speculated that the actual bidder was Julius Caesar.Pic 1: Bronze statue depicting Jupiter Stator, Evreux France. Wikimedia: Urban (own work) / Public domainPic 2: Excavations near the temple of Jupiter Stator, Rome, 1822.Pic 3: Cesare Maccari, Cicero denounces Catiline, 1889. Wikimedia Commons -- source link
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