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A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Lake Trasimene.
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Temple of Venus Erycina (Capitoline Hill)
Temple in ancient Rome
The Temple of Venus Erycina was a temple on the Capitoline Hill in Ancient Rome dedicated to Venus Erycina. This was an aspect of the goddess Venus. Later this temple was probably called the Temple of the Capitoline Venus. There was another temple with the same name in Rome, the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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One of the seven hills of Rome, Italy
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Ancient Roman goddess of love, sex and fertility
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Period of Roman history (c. 509 – 27 BC)
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Battle of Lake Trasimene
217 BC battle of the Second Punic War
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