HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Question
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Pantheon
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Partheon
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Colosseum
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In fact the Pantheon was first built as a temple to all gods. 2. It is the best preserved Ancient Roman monument.
Detailed explanation-2: -The enormous building, called the Pantheon, was built as a temple to all the Roman gods almost 2, 000 years ago. It still exists today, almost entirely in its original form.
Detailed explanation-3: -Built by Agrippa between 25 and 27 BC the Pantheon was a temple dedicated to the twelve Gods and to the living Sovran. Traditionally it is believed that the present building is result of the radical reconstruction by Hadrian between 118 and 125 AD.
Detailed explanation-4: -What Is a Pantheon? The mystical name of the Pantheon derives from the Greek adjective that means “honor all gods.” In fact, the Pantheon was built as a temple dedicated to the worship of pagan Roman gods. In A.D. 609, Pope Boniface IV and Emperor Phocas converted it into the Christian church we see now.
Detailed explanation-5: -The first building was built by Marcus Agrippa around 27 AD to celebrate the victory of his father-in-law, the emperor Augustus, at Actium over Antony and Cleopatra.