ABSTRACT
But this was not Vespasian's only architectural achievement in Rome. In fact in his short reign (he died in AD 79) he did more than any other Emperor since Augustus to add to the monuments of Rome's centre. He completed the Temple of Claudius on the Caelian hill and rebuilt the Capitoline temple. He also built the Temple of Peace, sometimes known as the Forum of Vespasian. It was begun in AD 71 and dedicated in AD 75, to commemorate his victory over the Jews. Destroyed in the fire of AD 192 it was restored by Septimius Severus and in one of its halls was placed the famous marble plan of Rome which measured 18.10 metres wide and 13 metres high.
