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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.
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 ...
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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]
It is unclear whether the Temple of Apollo Palatinus was intended to supplant or complement the existing centre for Apollo's worship at the Temple of Apollo Sosianus. [119] According to the classicist Bénédicte Delignon , the temple served to establish Apollo as the tutelary deity of Rome and as a representation of Augustus's symbolic ...
Denarius minted by Gaius Calpurnius Piso Frugi in 67 BC, depicting the head of Apollo on the obverse and a desultor on the reverse. Both sides of the coin refer to the Ludi Apollinares. [1] The Ludi Apollinares were solemn games held annually by the ancient Romans in honor of the god Apollo. The tradition goes that at the first celebration ...
Apollonis (/ ˌ æ p ə ˈ l oʊ n ə s /; Ancient Greek: Ἀπoλλωνίς means "of Apollo") [citation needed] was one of the three younger Mousai Apollonides (Muses) in Greek mythology and daughters of Apollo, [1] who were worshipped in Delphi where the Temple of Apollo and the Oracle were located.
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