Area Sacra dell'Argentina Rome, Italy

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300 BCE
Construction of Temple C, possibly dedicated to Feronia, in the Area Sacra di Largo Argentina.
199 BCE
Construction of Temple D in the Area Sacra di Largo Argentina.
107 BCE
The Area Sacra di Largo Argentina is enclosed by a tufa wall on the east side and a portico on the other three sides by the consul M. Minucius Rufus, following his victory over a Thracian tribe.
100 BCE
Construction of Temple B, dedicated to Fortuna, in the Area Sacra di Largo Argentina.
55 BCE
Construction of the Theater and Portico of Pompey in the temple precinct of the Area Sacra di Largo Argentina.
50 BCE
Construction of Temple A in its current form in the Area Sacra di Largo Argentina.
15 Mar 44 BCE
Assassination of Julius Caesar
80 CE
Most of the Campus Martius burns to the ground. Renovations carried out under Diocletian included another repaving (this time with travertine slabs) and raising of the ground level, along with reconstruction of the temples' facades.
1132
Temple A is converted into the Church of St. Nicholas of the Lime-Burners.
1926
During demolition work in intended to widen the streets and prepare for new development in the neighborhood, the temples of the Area Sacra di Largo Argentina and the site of Julius Caesar's assassination are discovered.