Dome

View along the north flank of the temple podium, showing ruins; [Domitian (reigned 81-96).] In the Flavian period a great Corinthian pseudo-dipteral temple [8 x 13 columns] was built on the south side of the Square of Domitian. It stands on a large terrace with a two-storey façade on the north side; the lower storey is Doric, and the upper storey has supports in the form of atlantids . At the east end of the temple stood an altar decorated with a weapon frieze. The organization and dating of this complex are disputed. The north terrace may be Antonine rather than Domitianic, and the atlantids have been interpreted as representing barbarians. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordartonline.com/ (accessed 7/10/2008)