The importance of the previous site to the locals is evidence in the fact that parts of that older building were "built into the terrace wall," ("Aegina, Temple of Aphaia (Building)"). The Temple of Portuna was built of different materials than the Greek temple, out of "tufa and travertine blocks which had been originally been coated with a fine layer of stucco," (Sullivan). What is significant from the context of construction is that the Temple of Portuna was built before marble was "widely accepted as a construction material in Rome," (the Architecture of Roman Temples: The Republic to the Middle Empire). Stucco was used, and so was travertine, materials that remained in use but less so after marble became fashionable in Rome.

The cultural context of these two buildings tells much about the role that architecture plays in the community and culture. In Rome, the Temple of Portunus was dedicated...
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