Temple of Divus Iulius

Plan of the Temple of Divus Iulius
Location	Regione VIII Forum Romanum
Built in	Inauguration 18 August 29 BC
Built by/for	Emperor Augustus
Type of structure	Temple with, probably, a podium rostra in the frontal part
Related	Julius Caesar, Assassination of Julius Caesar, Pontifex Maximus, Emperor Augustus
Temple of Divus Iulius

Coordinates: 41°53′31″N 12°29′10″E / 41.891943°N 12.486246°E / 41.891943; 12.486246

The Temple of Caesar or Temple of Divus Iulius (Latin: Templum Divi Iuli; Italian: Tempio del Divo Giulio), also known as Temple of the Deified Julius Caesar, delubrum, heroon or Temple of the Comet Star, is an ancient structure in the Roman Forum of Rome, Italy, located near the Regia and the Temple of Vesta.

The temple was begun by Augustus in 42 BC after the senate deified Julius Caesar posthumously. Augustus dedicated the prostyle temple (it is still unknown whether its order was Ionic, Corinthian or composite) to Caesar, his adoptive father, on 18 August 29 BC, after the Battle of Actium. It stands on the east side of the main square of the Roman Forum, between the Regia, Temple of Castor and Pollux, and the Basilica Aemilia, on the site of Caesar's cremation and where Caesar's testament was read aloud at the funeral by Mark Antony.