Temple of Victoria

The goddess of victory (Nike in Greek) was depicted as a winged maiden. On this coin from the Republic, issued in 220 BCE to celebrate the Roman victory over Hannibal, she is shown as the charioteer for the goddess Roma.

This temple to the goddess Victoria also dates back to the Republic. Although tradition named the Greek king Evander, resident of the Palatine in the time of Aeneas, as the founder of this temple, archaeology assigns it to L. Postumius Megillus, consul in 294 BCE. It stands on a platform of tufa blocks, approached by a broad stairway, peripteral in style using Corinthian columns. The temple was rebuilt by Augustus after being badly damaged by a fire.