How the database is structured

Here’s a quick description of the various fields that are currently in the database (as of January 2020). You can use these in searches as outlined here. They also appear in the search area of the mapping page.

Name	Definition
id	Unique internal ID number, starting at 1000001 to avoid issues with leading zeroes.
name	Common name of the temple, if any, typically in English.
dedicatee	Divinity/-ies to whom the temple was dedicated, typically in English, using Roman (not Greek) version.
type	Type of structure (temple, mithraeum, etc). Almost all are temples.
location	Name of locale in which the temple is found, whether ancient or modern, smaller than a city or whatever is listed in ancient/modern place. For example, Campus Martius in Rome.
setting	Geographical context for the structure, e.g., forum, acropolis.
modernplace	Modern name for the place in which the temple was found.
ancientplace	Ancient name for the place in which the temple was found.
pleiadesplace	Pleiades ID for the place in which the temple was found. Not to be confused with field “pleiades” which is the Pleiades entry that is the same as the database entry.
country	Modern country in which the temple was found.
latitude	Latitude of the location of the temple. Right now these all presume the exact location is known, that is, there’s no indication of accuracy.
longitude	Longitude of the location of the temple. Right now these all presume the exact location is known, that is, there’s no indication of accuracy.
orientation	Orientation in degrees (1-360°) of the temple, where 0/360° is north. These were mostly obtained from Google maps, though some are taken from published plans.
compass	Conversion of orientation into one of eight directions (N, NE, E, etc).
vowed	Year of vow for the building of the temple. Mainly applies to ones in the city of Rome. Negative numbers for BCE.
date	Date (often descriptive, e.g., “early 1st c. BCE”) of the dedication/start of the temple.
startdateearly	Date for the early side of the start-date range.
startdatelate	Date for the late side of the start-date range.
century	Century of start of temple’s use with negative number for BCE.
enddate	Date for the end of temple’s use with negative number for BCE.
preceded	ID of temple that preceded the one in question. Not much used yet.
succeeded	ID of temple that replaced the one in question. Not much used yet.
sex	Sex of the divinity to whom the temple is dedicated, including “both”.
dedicationday	Calendar date for the dedication of the temple. Mainly applies to the city of Rome.
deitytype	Description of the nature of the deity with multiple values possible. Allowed values are: god, hero, concept, city, emperor, family.
culture	Culture to which the temple belonged, broadly speaking. For example, Greek or Roman.
style	Architectural type of the temple.
extant	Is the temple still in existence, even if fragmentary?
source	Other database or project that was the original source for this entry.
meetings	Did the Roman senate meet in the temple. Only applies to ones in the city of Rome.
note	Pertinent note.
vici	Vici.org ID for the temple.
pleiades	Pleiades ID for the temple.
dare	DARE ID for the temple (defunct?).
arachne	DAIR’s Arachne ID for the temple.
livius	Livius ID for the temple.
wikipedia	Wikipedia article for the temple.
wikidata	Wikidata ID for the temple.
digitalromanforum	Digital Roman Forum ID for the temple.
digitalesforumromanum	Digitales Forum Romanam ID for the temple.
trismegistos	Trismegistos ID for the temple.
ads	Archeological Data Service ID for the temple (British).
cona	Getty Cultural Objects Names Authority ID for the temple.
topostext	ID for the temple.
sls	Heritage Gazetteer of Libya ID for the temple.
url	External URL for the temple.
checked	Whether I looked at the evidence for the the temple to confirm its existence.