The Temple of Cybele or Temple of Magna Mater was Rome's first and most important temple to the Magna Mater ("Great Mother"), who was known to the Greeks as Cybele. It was built to house a particular image or form of the goddess, a meteoric stone brought from Greek Asia Minor to Rome in 204 BC at the behest of an oracle and temporarily housed ...

2015年2月4日 · A black meteorite, representing the goddess, was brought to Rome from Asia Minor in 204 BCE. Miraculously, Hannibal and his army left shortly afterwards to defend Carthage against the invading Romans; a temple honoring Cybele would be built on Palatine

A number of temples to Cybele in Rome have been identified. Originally an Anatolian mother goddess, the cult of Cybele was formally brought to Rome during the Second Punic War (218 to 201 BCE) after a consultation with the Sibylline Books.

The Temple of Cybele, also known as the Temple of Magna Mater, was an ancient Roman temple dedicated to the goddess Cybele. It was located in the heart of Rome, on the Palatine Hill, and was one of the most important temples in the city.

2023年12月19日 · The Temple of Magna Mater, also known as the Temple of Cybele, was an ancient temple located on the Palatine Hill in Rome. It was dedicated to Magna Mater, the Great Mother goddess, who was worshipped in Phrygia, a region in what is now Turkey.

2019年3月18日 · Under the leadership of Augustus Caesar, Cybele became extremely popular. Augustus erected a giant temple in her honor on the Palatine Hill, and the statue of Cybele that is in the temple bears the face of Augustus' wife, Livia.

2020年9月24日 · A black meteorite, representing the goddess, was brought to Rome from Asia Minor in 204 BCE. Miraculously, Hannibal and his army left shortly afterwards to defend Carthage against the invading Romans; a temple honoring Cybele …