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The Renaissance basilica of Sant'Agostina was built 1479-1483, replacing an older Gothic church - with a façade built of travertine nicked from the Colosseum. The building was funded by Guillaume d'Estouteville, who was the Archbishop of Rouen and a Papal Chancellor.

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This painting depicts the myth of the death of Actaeon. He was punished after having seen the goddess naked, taking a bath. She turned him into a stag and he was killed by his own dogs. Here the goddess can be seen to the left, complete with bow, and the unlucky Actaeon to the right - being chewed on by a couple of dogs.

The Casa del Menandro (named after a portrait of the poet Menandros which is to be found in the house) was first built in 250 B.C. - but later much rebuilt, including after the earthquake of 62 A.D. which had damaged the house. It was owned by a Quintus Poppaeus, who might have been a relative of Poppaea Sabina, the wife of emperor Nero.

Pompeii is one of the most famous cities of the Roman empire - completely buried in ashes when the volcano Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D. When the place was rediscovered and excavated in more modern times we were given a great snapshot of life almost two thousand years ago.

But Pompeii's history is more than just this eruption. It was founded already in the 7th or 6th century B.C. by a people named Oscans (or Osci). In the 5th century the city was captured by the Samnites - but after the Samnite Wars (second half of the 4th century B.C.) Pompeii was taken over by the Romans, though keeping a lot of its autonomy. When the towns of Campania rose against the Roman rule, Pompeii took part in this, but was besieged and defeated by Sulla in 89 B.C. After this Pompeii was turned into a proper Roman colony with the name Colonia Cornelia Veneria Pompeianorum.

Earthquakes, caused by the seismic activities which also causes Vesuvius to erupt, were (and still are) common in the area, but there were also severe incidents before 79 A.D - including a big earthquake in 62 A.D. A lot of the buildings in Pompeii shows signs of repairs after this.

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In Latin called: Templum Castorum or Aedes Castoris, and in Italian: Tempio dei Dioscuri. Of the original eight Corinthian columns three remains.

The remains seen today are mostly from the third incarnation of the temple, built in 6 A.D. by Tiberius. The reason for that was that the one before that, built in 117 B.C. Lucius Caecilius Metellus Dalmaticus, had burnt down. And that one had in its turn replaced the first one, built around 484 B.C. after the victory at the battle of Lake Regillus (Regillus lacus) where Castor and Pollux is said to have appeared helping the Romans to victory. The place for the temple is also based on a legend, after the victory the twins were (supposedly) spotted watering their horses at the Spring of Juturna which was located here, and this was seen as a sign as this being the right place to build the temple.

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Re-post - originally posted on Flickr in February 2009. Taken with my first digital camera, hence the somewhat grainy quality, but I am still quite fond of the result.

View along the Tiber towards Ponte Sant'Angelo and St Peter.

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The church was previously known as Santa Maria Nova. It was founded already in the 10th century, but later remodelled. The tower, the campanile, was built in the 13th century and the travertine porch and façade was done in Carlo Lambardi, it was finished in 1615 in the Baroque style. The church was rededicated to Frances of Rome who was canonized in 1608 at this time too, and her relics are kept in the crypt of the church.

The church has been in the care of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Olivet (the Olivetans) since 1352.

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