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The Temple of Apollo Sosianus (previously known as the Apollinar and the temple of Apollo Medicus [1]) is a Roman temple dedicated to Apollo in the Campus Martius, next to the Theatre of Marcellus and the Porticus Octaviae, in Rome, Italy. Its present name derives from that of its final rebuilder, Gaius Sosius.
This temple was originally known as the Temple of Apollo Medicus and later as the Temple of Apollo Sosianus, after Gaius Sosius, who restored it around 32 BCE. It was situated in the Campus Martius , outside the ceremonial boundary ( pomerium ) of Rome, since Apollo, whose worship originated in the Greek world, was considered a 'foreign' deity ...
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The temple of Minerva Medica (akin to the temple of Apollo Medicus) was a temple in ancient Rome, built on the Esquiline Hill in the Republican era, [1] though no remains of it have been found. Since the 17th century, it has been wrongly identified with the ruins of a nymphaeum on a nearby site , on account of the erroneous impression that the ...
Rome: The temple of Apollo Sosianus and the temple of Apollo Medicus. The first temple building dates to 431 BC, and was dedicated to Apollo Medicus (the doctor), after a plague of 433 BC. [134] It was rebuilt by Gaius Sosius, probably in 34 BC. Only three columns with Corinthian capitals exist today. It seems that the cult of Apollo had ...
The Temple of Bellona was a temple dedicated to the goddess of war Bellona in ancient Rome. It was located at the northern end of the Forum Olitorium, the Roman vegetable market, near the Carmental Gate. The Temple of Apollo Sosianus and the Theater of Marcellus were located nearby.
Columns from the Temple of Apollo Sosianus, rebuilt by Gaius Sosius about 34 BC This list includes abbreviated praenomina. For an explanation of this practice, see filiation. Quintus Sosius, an eminent eques from Picenum, who confessed to the crime of burning the public records' office in 83 BC. [2]
The Apollo of Temple, the original name of an indoor arena at Temple University in Philadelphia now known as Liacouras Center Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Temple of Apollo .