Temple of Antoninus and Faustina

This temple is one of the best preserved of the Roman Forum. It was protected from destruction by its transformation into the church of San Lorenzo during the Middle Ages. It has a large façade with a staircase and columns. It's frieze is very well preserved. The temple was built by Antoninus Pius during the second century after Christ in honor of his wife, Empress Faustina. Faustina was deified in the same year of her death. To the right of the temple they have found remains of a necropolis from the Iron Age. All of the remains that have been found are now in the Antiquiarium Forum, where they