Temple of Augustus - Temple of Augustus

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It's a good place to visit and see remains of an old civilization.

Remnants of ancient Roman temple...restored well...interesting place for any curious historian...

Perhaps It is most beautiful historical place in Ankara with hacı bayram Mosque

The most beautiful part of the city, on the high hill. Next to the "Haji Bayram" Tomb. The monuments are in a beautiful place.

A well preserved temple in the middle of Ulus region. You can only see the structure from behind the fence. It is not allowed to go inside. Except the temple, there are a few more ancient structures around. Nice area to roam around.

Temple of Augustus and Rome; is an augusteum located in Altındağ district of Ankara. It is thought to have been built around 25-20 AD. Besides being one of the most important Roman period ruins in the city, it is also known for Monumentum Ancyranum. This is an inscription about the works of Augustus, who was considered the first Roman emperor, throughout his life. It is the most complete copy of Res Gestae Divi Augusti that has survived to the present day, as the original in Rome had disappeared. An earlier, 2nd century BCE Phrygian temple on the site was destroyed.[1] History: The Augusteum was built between 25–20 BC after the conquest of central Anatolia by the Roman Empire and the formation of the Galatia province, with Ancyra as its administrative capital. It was reintroduced to the western world by Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, ambassador of Ferdinand of Austria, to the Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent (1555–1562) at Amasia in Asia Minor. Busbecq first read the inscription and identified its origin from his reading of Suetonius; he published a copy of parts of it in his Turkish Letters.[2] Only the side walls and the ornamented door frame remain; the positions of six columns can still be recognized. Monumentum Ancyranum: After the death of Augustus in AD 14, a copy of the text of the Res Gestae Divi Augusti was inscribed on both walls inside the pronaos in Latin, with a Greek translation on an exterior wall of the cella. The inscriptions are the primary surviving source of the text, since the original inscription on bronze pillars in front of the Mausoleum of Augustus in Rome has long been lost, and two other surviving inscriptions of the text are incomplete.[3] Squeezes of the Monumentum Ancyrum were obtained by the Cornell Expedition in 1907–1908, and have been the basis for epigraphic study including by the epigrapher Mariana McCaulley.

Amazing place. Just sad that some other culture build there a different place of worship. The hill it's amazing with it's historical houses, but all filled with religious shops and restaurants, and this breaks the authenticity. If I remember correctly neither Bible or Koran approves for money maker to be around God's praying places.