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41°53′36″N 12°28′59″E / 41.89333°N 12.48306°E / 41.89333; 12.48306 Aedes Tensarum (also referred to as Aedes Thensarum, Thensarium or Tensarium Vetus) was a small temple located in area Capitolina on the Capitoline Hill of ancient Rome that is only attested in a military diploma.

This small temple was used as a storehouse where the chariots that carried the exuviae (sacred representations) of divinities were kept.

References

1. C. Pisani Sartorio, “Aedes Thensarum, Thensarium Vetus,” Lexicon Topographicum Urbis Romae, ed. E.M. Steinby, vol. 1 (Rome, 1999) 17.
2. CIL 16,30 http://db.edcs.eu/epigr/epi_einzel_de.php?p_belegstelle=CIL+16%2C+00030&r_sortierung=Belegstelle
3. L. Richardson, jr (1 October 1992). A New Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome. JHU Press. pp. 2–. ISBN 978-0-8018-4300-6.
4. Festus 500-501L
5. Suet. Vesp. 5

External links

• 'Aedes Tensarum' at Rome Reborn

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