Wender·Vista
Temple of Caesar
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileItaly
in the Roman Forum, between the Regia and the Arch of Augustus

Temple of Caesar

— — the altar people still leave flowers on.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“A low brick platform in the Forum, all that remains of the temple Augustus raised on the spot where Julius Caesar's body was burned. Visitors still set down coins and small bouquets on the round altar inside. The marble is gone; the gesture has lasted two thousand years. from the studio

from the studio
Temple of Caesar
— bring it home

Temple of Caesar, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Temple of Caesar

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

The Temple of the Divine Julius sits at the eastern end of the Roman Forum, between the Regia and the Arch of Augustus. Augustus dedicated it in 29 BC on the cremation site of Julius Caesar, who had been assassinated on the Ides of March, 44 BC. What survives today is the concrete and brick core of the podium and a semicircular niche sheltering a round altar said to mark the pyre. The temple was the first in Rome dedicated to a deified mortal, and the cult of the Divus Iulius reshaped how Roman power would be claimed for the next three centuries.

— the stone

Nothing of the original marble cladding remains; the temple was stripped in late antiquity and the Middle Ages for lime and reuse. What stands is the opus caementicium core, the Roman concrete that outlasted everything dressed over it. Inside the apse, a low circular altar marks the pyre. Travertine and tufa from the Sabine hills made up the bones; Luna marble from Carrara, three hundred miles north, finished the surfaces. The exposed brick reads red and ochre in afternoon light, holding the wall where the Rostra ad Divi Iuli once carried the prows of Antony and Cleopatra's captured ships.

— the visit

The temple is inside the Roman Forum, entered on a combined ticket with the Colosseum and the Palatine through the Parco archeologico del Colosseo. The ticket is valid 24 hours and covers a single entry to each site. The Forum opens at 9:00 and closes at sunset, which shifts month by month. The altar is small and easy to walk past; it lies just below the Arch of Augustus, a short walk from the Temple of Antoninus and Faustina. Mornings before the coach groups arrive, the flowers and coins on the altar are usually the day's first.

— where
Italy · Rome, Lazio
— within
Roman Forum
— position
41.8919° N · 12.4863° E
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
at the lake
Arch of Augustus
Roman triumphal arch
at the lake
Temple of Antoninus and Faustina
Roman temple
1 km E
Colosseum
Roman amphitheatre
at the lake
Palatine Hill
archaeological hill
N
Temple of Caesar
Arch of Augustus
Temple of Antoninus and Faustina
Colosseum
Palatine Hill
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Temple of Caesar — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

A Roman temple in the Forum, dedicated by Augustus in 29 BC on the spot where Julius Caesar's body was cremated after his assassination in 44 BC. It was the first temple in Rome dedicated to a deified mortal.

The round altar inside the apse marks the site of Caesar's funeral pyre. Two thousand years on, visitors still set down flowers and coins as a quiet act of remembrance for the murdered dictator.

The Roman concrete and brick podium and the semicircular niche around the altar. The marble cladding and columns were stripped for reuse in late antiquity and the Middle Ages.

At the eastern end of the Forum, between the Regia and the Arch of Augustus, a short walk from the Temple of Antoninus and Faustina. Look for the low brick semicircle holding the altar.

Augustus, Caesar's heir, vowed the temple after the Battle of Philippi in 42 BC and dedicated it in 29 BC. The Rostra ad Divi Iuli at its front displayed the prows of ships captured at Actium.

Yes. A combined ticket from the Parco archeologico del Colosseo covers the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, and the Palatine for a single entry to each, valid for 24 hours.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. For a Latinist, a Roman historian, or anyone who keeps coming back to the Forum, the altar is the quiet heart of the site. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note carries well.

The warm brick and ochre palette suits classical traditional, library studies, and quiet maximalist rooms. It also reads well against limewashed plaster and dark walnut shelving.

Yes. The current return to bookish, scholarly interiors favours small framed works with historical weight. The Medium and Large sit naturally above a desk or a low bookcase.

Over a sofa, a single Large or a 4-tile Mural holds the wall; for a long console or a 9-foot run, a 9-tile Mural is the right scale. Above a writing desk, the Medium is usually enough.

Yes, in either room, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and built for splash zones. The Glossy finish is for dry framed wall use only.

A microfibre cloth and water. The colour is infused into the ceramic surface beneath a thin protective finish, so it does not fade or lift with normal cleaning. Skip abrasive pads and solvents.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is painted in our own visual language and finished in our Knoxville studio. We do not license images in or out.

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