ACapitolium (Latin) was anancient Roman temple dedicated to theCapitoline Triad of godsJupiter,Juno andMinerva. Acapitolium was built on a prominent area in many cities in Italy and the Roman provinces, particularly during theAugustan andJulio-Claudian periods. Most had a triplecella, one for each god.
The firstcapitolium was on theCapitoline Hill in Rome and was considered the centre of the city, where it meant the Temple ofJupiter Optimus Maximus and afterwards the Latin word was used for the whole hill.[1]
The earliest known example outside of Italy was atEmporion (now Empúries, Spain).[2]
Examples ofcapitolia are: