Description: Reclus09_47 1884 Reclus print TEMPLE OF AUGUSTUS AND ROME, ANKARA, TURKEY (#47) Nice print titled Restes du temple d'Auguste et de Rome, a Ancyre, from wood engraving with fine detail and clear impression, nice hand coloring, approx. overall size is 18 x 16.5 cm, approx. image size is 12 x 10 cm. From La Nouvelle Géographie universelle, la terre et les hommes / The Earth and Its Inhabitants, great work of Elisee Reclus. Temple of Augustus and Rome The temple, also known as the Monumentum Ancyranum, was built between 25 BC - 20 BC following the conquest of Central Anatolia by the Roman Empire and the formation of the Roman province of Galatia, with Ancyra (modern Ankara) as its administrative capital. After the death of Augustus in 14 AD, a copy of the text of Res Gestae Divi Augusti was inscribed on the interior of the pronaos in Latin, whereas a Greek translation is also present on an exterior wall of the cella. The temple, on the ancient Acropolis of Ancyra, was enlarged by the Romans in the 2nd century. In the 5th century it was converted into a church by the Byzantines. It is located in the Ulus quarter of the city.
Price: 15 USD
Location: Zagreb, HR
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Style: Realism
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Date of Creation: 1800-1899
Print Type: Engraving
Size Type/ Largest Dimension: Small (Up to 14'')
Original/Reproduction: Original Print
Subject: Architecture & Cityscape
Type: Print
