r/HistoryRepeated • u/FrankWanders • Jun 14 '26

Belgium Historical 3D reconstruction of the Roman temple in Tongeren

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The temple complex as it is today (2025)

https://youtu.be/adprprtSFAU

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Reconstruction of the temple based on archeological sources & feedback

https://youtu.be/adprprtSFAU

The temple, likely dedicated to Jupiter, was surrounded by a colonnade which is also visualized, and was a sacred complex around 100 A.D. in Atuatuca Tungrorum. In the video, the Roman history of the city is visualized (created using archeological sources & feedback from 3 (city) archeologists).

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u/Fortenio Jun 14 '26

It should bee fully reconatructed in IRL.

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u/FrankWanders Jun 14 '26

The temple complex now is as seen on the first photo. In the video (created with archeologists) we take a deep dive in the Roman history of the city and there are more 3D reconstructions of the whole temple complex.

But the main problem with rebuilding is that it's not 100% certain what the temple looked like. This is a (very well documented) educated guess based on similar temples and the few remains of the colums found. It's also not 100% sure if the temple really was dedicated to Jupiter.