See
Temple of Augustus
Monumentum Ancyranum
The Romans conquered Anatolia in the Mithridatic Wars of 88-63 BC, and created the province of Galatea with Ancyra as its capital. From 25 BC they built over what had been a Phyrigian temple to make an "Augusteum" for the worship of their emperor Octavian or Augustus (an outstanding ruler, a contrast to his successor, the dark and dissipated Tiberius). In the 5th century it was converted into a church by the Byzantines. Only the side walls and ornate doorway remain.
- Address
- Sarıbağ Sk
- Getting there
- next to Hacı Bayram Mosque
- Hours
- 24 hours
- Price
- Free
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