ANALISI ARCHITETTONICO-STRUTTURALE DEL TEMPIO FORENSE DI CUPRA MARITIMA.

This study examines the temple located in the forum area of Cupra Marittima, the main sacred building of the Roman city, which so far has not undergone a systematic analysis capable of defining its architecture, chronology, and function. The research is based on an integrated approach combining architectural and structural analysis with the study of archaeological materials, in particular architectural elements and plaster fragments from both recent and earlier excavations. Investigations carried out within a broader project that began in 2016 have provided new data for reconstructing the morphological and dimensional characteristics of the building and identifying its main construction phases. A comparative analysis with temples and sacred areas of the Middle Adriatic region, especially within Regio V Picenum, has allowed the case study to be placed in a wider context. Finally, the analysis of the forum and its transformations has contributed to clarifying the role of the temple within the urban layout of the ancient city.