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The second of the Imperial Fora after that of Julius Caesar, the Forum of Augustus was built to commemorate the emperor's victory at the battle of Philippi (42 BC) thereby avenging the murder of his adoptive father. The octastyle temple (a temple with eight columns across the front) was dedicated in 2 BC and originally had columns on three sides. Three columns at the end of right flank are still standing, while only four of the original eight Corinthian columns of the front (the two middle and one at either end) have been partially reconstructed from antique fragments. |