Religion in ancient Rome By 2726629784379437eru8idhnkg 497 BCE The first temple to Saturn is built on Aventine Hill, Rome. 495 BCE A temple dedicated to Mercury is built near Rome's Circus Maximus 484 BCE The first temple built in honour of the Dioscuri (Castor & Pollux) is made in Rome's Forum Romanum 431 BCE The temple to Apollo Medicus is built in Rome 295 BCE The first temple dedicated to Venus is built on Rome's Aventine Hill 292 BCE The Romans adopt the Greek god of medicine (Asclepius) by stealing his sacred snake and setting up a temple on the Tiber Island 192 BCE A temple is made in Rome for Vejovis. 146 BCE An all-marble temple for Jupiter Stater is made in Rome 46 BCE Caesar dedicates a temple to Venus, with a statue of Cleopatra as Venus 29 BCE Augustus builds the temple of Divius Iulius on the spot of Juilius Caesar's funeral pyre in Rome's Forum Romanum 2 BCE Augustus inaugurates the Temple of Mars Ultor in Rome 10 The temple of Concordia Augusta is added to Rome's Forum Romanum 13 The temple of Julius and Augustus is built at Ostia 80 The Temple of Vespasian and Titus is added to Rome's Forum Romanum 140 The Temple of Roma and Venus is added to Rome's Forum Romanum 140 The Temple of Divus Antoninus Pius & Faustina is built in Rome's Forum Romanum