Temple to Juturna, built by Catulus to celebrate his victory at .Aegades islands, in Largo di Torre Argentina, Rome.

Gaius Lutatius Catulus was a Roman leader in the First Punic War. He was elected as a consul in 241 BC, a novus homo. He led a Roman fleet into victory over Carthage in the battle of the Aegates Islands. This was the decisive battle of the conflict. To celebrate his victory, he built a temple to Juturna in Campus Martius, in the area currently known as Largo di Torre Argentina. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 309 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 309 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... In Roman mythology, Juturna was the goddess of fountains, wells and springs. ... Battle of the Aegates Islands Conflict First Punic War Date March 10, 241 BC Place Offshore western Sicily Result Roman victory; end of First Punic War The battle of the Aegates Islands or Aegusa (offshore western coast of Sicily, 10 March 241 BC) was the final naval battle between the... Largo di Torre Argentina, Temple A (to Juturna), with part of Temple B on the left. ... Ancient Rome was a civilization that existed in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East between 753 BC and its downfall in AD 476. ... The First Punic War was fought between Carthage and the Roman Republic from 264 BC to 241 BC. It was the first of three major wars between the two powers for supremacy in the Mediterranean Sea. ... For modern diplomatic consuls, see Consulate general. ... Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC - 240s BC - 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC 246 BC 245 BC 244 BC 243 BC 242 BC - 241 BC - 240 BC 239 BC 238... The term novus homo (literally, new man in Latin), referred in ancient Roman times to a person who was the first of his family to be serve in the Roman Senate, or, less generally, the first to be elected as consul. ... A map of the central Mediterranean Sea, showing the location of Carthage (near modern Tunis). ... Battle of the Aegates Islands Conflict First Punic War Date March 10, 241 BC Place Offshore western Sicily Result Roman victory; end of First Punic War The battle of the Aegates Islands or Aegusa (offshore western coast of Sicily, 10 March 241 BC) was the final naval battle between the... In Roman mythology, Juturna was the goddess of fountains, wells and springs. ... The Campus Martius, or Field of Mars, was a publicly owned area of ancient Rome about 2 km² (600 acres) in extent. ... Largo di Torre Argentina, Temple A (to Juturna), with part of Temple B on the left. ...

Gaius Lutatius Catulus is also the main character of Finnish writer Jukka Heikkilä's book Merikonsuli.