Plate 68. The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina at Rome

This was a six-columned Prostyle, the column shafts of which where of cipollino (marble), the balance being constructed of white marble. This Temple was dedicated 141 A. D., by Antoninus Pius in honor of his wife Faustina, after his death, however, it was dedicated to him. With the exception of the attic base, the column is a copy of those of the Pantheon, though the entablatures are only in general, similar in proportion. The architrave has only two fasciæ. The soffit is found on Plate 87. The corona is of a heavy proportion, wide projecting, and without the usual supporting modillions. It is to be regretted that the fine sculptures of the frieze are dwarfed by the bold egg and dart and the corona. Instead of the leaf-wave usually over the frieze we see here a cymatium decorated with acanthus and anthemion.