Temple of Jupiter, Pompeii

The Temple of Jupiter, Capitolium, or Temple of the Capitoline Triad, was a temple in Roman Pompeii, at the north end of its forum [1]. The temple structure was built in 150 BC to dominate the forum, and it became Pompeii's main temple after the Roman conquest [1]. The interior of the temple contained the cella, which held the statues of Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva, and which only the priests were permitted to enter [1]. There was a chamber below the main hall which was used to store sacrificial offerings and the treasury of the city [1]. In 62 AD, an earthquake shook the city of Pompeii, destroying much of the Temple of Jupiter [1]. The original Temple of Jupiter was still awaiting restoration when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 [1].