Temple of Cybele, Rome

Name: Temple of Cybele
Address: Rome, Italy

#643 among attractions in Rome

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The Temple of Cybele or Temple of Magna Mater was Rome's first and most important temple to the Magna Mater, who was known to the Greeks as Cybele. It was built to house a particular image or form of the goddess, a meteoric stone brought from Greek Asia Minor to Rome in 204 BC at the behest of an oracle and temporarily housed in the goddess of Victory's Palatine temple. The new temple was dedicated on 11 April 191 BC, and Magna Mater's first Megalesia festival was held on the temple's proscenium. ()

Local name: Tempio della Magna Mater Coordinates: 41°53'22"N, 12°29'6"E

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Temple of Cybele – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Roman Forum, Domus Augustana, Tabularium, Temple of Caesar.

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Which popular attractions are close to Temple of Cybele?

Nearby attractions include Casa Romuli, Rome (1 min walk), House of Augustus, Rome (2 min walk), San Teodoro, Rome (2 min walk), Domus Transitoria, Rome (2 min walk).

How to get to Temple of Cybele by public transport?

The nearest stations to Temple of Cybele:

Bus

Cerchi/Bocca della Verità • Lines: 118, 160, 51, 628, 81, 85, 87, C3 (4 min walk)
Bocca della Verità • Lines: 170, 44, 44F, 715, 716, 781, 83, C3, n19, n3, n9 (5 min walk)

Tram

Parco Celio • Lines: 3, 8 (9 min walk)
Venezia • Lines: 8 (12 min walk)

Metro

Colosseo • Lines: B (10 min walk)
Circo Massimo • Lines: B (12 min walk)

Ferry

Isola Tiberina • Lines: Battelli di Roma (13 min walk)
Ponte Cavour (30 min walk)

Light rail

Roma Porta San Paolo • Lines: Fc2 (26 min walk)
Roma Termini • Lines: Fl6, Fl7 (31 min walk)

Train

Roma Termini (31 min walk)

Trolleybus

XX Settembre/Min. Finanze • Lines: 90 (33 min walk)
Volturno/Cernaia • Lines: 90 (34 min walk)