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31 sty 2018 · The present-day Pantheon is located on the site of an earlier structure of the same name, constructed around 25 B.C. by statesman Marcus Agrippa, son-in-law of the first Roman emperor,...
14 wrz 2024 · Pantheon, building in Rome that was begun in 27 BC by the statesman Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, probably as a building of the ordinary Classical temple style. It was completely rebuilt by the emperor Hadrian sometime between AD 118 and 128, and some alterations were made in the early 3rd century.
The Pantheon was a part of the complex created by him on his own property in the Campus Martius in 29–19 BC, which included three buildings aligned from south to north: the Baths of Agrippa, the Basilica of Neptune, and the Pantheon. [15]
9 kwi 2018 · Who built the Pantheon? The Pantheon was built during the reign of Roman emperor Trajan (98-117 CE) but not completed until c. 125 CE. It is dedicated to Marcus Agrippa because he built the previous version which had stood on the same spot.
26 wrz 2023 · The Pantheon was originally built as a temple dedicated to the ancient Roman gods. The magnificence and scale of the building reflected the importance that the Romans placed on religion, and they expended enormous resources to ensure that their many temples were both magnificent and functional.
24 lip 2021 · The original Pantheon was destroyed by the great fire of 80 AD and the structure which stands today was completed around 125 AD during the reign of the Emperor Hadrian – although the building has retained Agrippa’s original inscription.
Agrippa built the original Pantheon in honor of his and Augustus’ military victory at the Battle of Actium in 31 B.C.E.—one of the defining moments in the establishment of the Roman Empire (Augustus would go on to become the first Emperor of Rome). It was thought that Agrippa’s Pantheon had been small and conventional: a Greek-style ...
