The Temple was razed to the ground when Rome was sacked by the Goths in the early 5th century.
Only a fire-ravaged interior wall survives.
This wall later became the exterior of the Church of Saints Cosmas and Damian.
The holes in the wall reveal where the individual marble slabs were attached with metal clamps.
Each structure was meticulously labeled.
It was one of the most extraordinary maps ever produced in ancient times.
Wall of the Temple of Peace where the Forma Urbis was mounted.
Map of ancient Rome and Forma Urbis, circa 1835-1839.
A fragment of the Severan marble plan showing the Porticus of Octavia.
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