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The Temple of Apollo Palatinus was immediately south-east of a domus ('house') constructed during the late Roman Republic (c. 133–33 BCE). In the 1950s, this house was designated by one of its excavators, Gianfilippo Carettoni, as the domus Augusti ('House of Augustus'), since Carettoni believed that it had been Augustus's personal residence ...
Velleius reports that Augustus purchased the land and house of Hortentius in 41–40 BC. [3] Soon after, this spot was struck by lightning, and so Augustus declared this a public property and dedicated a temple to Apollo Palatinus, as Apollo had helped Augustus in his victory over Sextus Pompey in 36 BC. [4]
The Library of Palatine Apollo (Latin: Bibliotheca Apollinis Palatini) was a public library established by the Roman Emperor Augustus. [1] It was located at the portico of the Temple of Apollo Palatinus and consisted of two halls, one for Greek and one for Latin books. The walls of the library included medallion portraits of famous writers, and ...
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View of the Palatine Hill from across the Circus Maximus A schematic map of Rome showing the seven hills and the Servian Wall. The Palatine Hill (/ ˈ p æ l ə t aɪ n /; Classical Latin: Palatium; [1] Neo-Latin: Collis/Mons Palatinus; Italian: Palatino [palaˈtiːno]), which relative to the seven hills of Rome is the centremost, is one of the most ancient parts of the city; it has been ...
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