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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 ...
Because of this "pious act" the Senate decreed that the property around this area should be given to Augustus from public funds. [5] An oak crown, said to have adorned the front door, was a tribute to this senatorial dedication in 27 BC. [6] [7] The house was destroyed by fire in AD 3, but was rebuilt and made state property. [8] [9]
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 ...
Regio X was centred on the Palatine Hill.In extent, the region largely followed the contours of the Palatine, and so was bordered by the Velabrum on the north west, the Circus Maximus to the south west, the Via Sacra on the north east, and on the south east, a street where the modern Via di San Gregorio is now situated.
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Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran (Arcibasilica di San Giovanni in Laterano); Basilica of Saint Mary Major (Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore); Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls (Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura) (the complex includes also the Benedictine monastery, the Pontifical Oratory of San Paolo and the Pontifical Beda College).
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