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[[File:Pantheon Rome.jpg|thumb|The interior, Pantheon, Rome.]]

[[File:Pantheon Rome.jpg|thumb|The interior, Pantheon, Rome.]]

The '''Pantheon''' is [[Greek]] for "Temple of All Gods," a term used by both Greeks and [[Rome|Romans]] in ancient times.  Most commonly, the term "Pantheon" refers to a temple in Rome by the same name.  Built in the early [[Roman Republic]], the Temple was rebuilt by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, under the reign of [[Augustus Caesar]], and features a domed ceiling with a single [[oculus]] (hole) in the very top of the dome.  Around the length of the circular chamber stood statutes of the individual polytheistic gods ([[Jupiter (god)]], [[Venus (god)]], etc).

The '''Pantheon''' is [[Greek]] for "Temple of All Gods," a term used by both Greeks and [[Rome|Romans]] in ancient times.  Most commonly, the term "Pantheon" refers to a temple in Rome by the same name.  Built in the early [[Roman Republic]], the Temple was rebuilt by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, under the reign of [[Augustus Caesar]], and features a domed ceiling with a single [[oculus]] (hole) in the very top of the dome.  Around the length of the circular chamber stood statutes of the individual polytheistic gods ([[Jupiter (god)]], [[Venus (god)]], etc.).

Since the coming of Christianity to Rome, the Temple has been converted to a church, and where once stood the Roman gods, now stand figures of the Virgin Mary.  As a result of its repurposing, the Temple is very well preserved, and while much of Rome stands in ruin, the Pantheon gives the interested visitor a window into the way  Rome may have looked, two-thousand years ago.

Since the coming of Christianity to Rome, the Temple has been converted to a church, and where once stood the Roman gods, now stand figures of the Virgin Mary.  As a result of its repurposing, the Temple is very well preserved, and while much of Rome stands in ruin, the Pantheon gives the interested visitor a window into the way  Rome may have looked, two-thousand years ago.