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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.
The Forum of Augustus (Latin: Forum Augustum; Italian: Foro di Augusto) is one of the Imperial fora of Rome, Italy, built by Augustus (r. 27 BC – AD 14).It includes the Temple of Mars Ultor.
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 ...
Space for the theatre was cleared by Julius Caesar, who was murdered before its construction could begin; the theatre was advanced enough by 17 BC that part of the celebration of the ludi saeculares took place within the theatre; it was completed in 13 BC and formally inaugurated in 12 BC by Augustus, [1] named after his nephew Marcus Claudius Marcellus who had died in 23 BC.
The Temple of Apollo that was most likely used was that of Apollo Sosianus, establishing a religious connection between the Aventine and the southwestern Campus. [ 40 ] One of the last events was the Anna Perenna , also celebrated in the Campus Martius during the Ides of March.
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.
After building the Temple of Apollo Palatinus, Augustus destroyed some of the rooms, reconfigured the villa building a large Peristyle A and rooms over the original house. [14] The visible structure consists of two rows of rooms built in opus quadratum, divided into eastern and western sections. The rooms to the western side of this complex may ...
Nicholas Purcell's article "Atrium Libertatis" is aligned with the view of contemporary historians regarding the epigraphic evidence once present within the Tabularium.In his detailed analysis of the now-lost inscriptions, Purcell makes clear that these inscriptions have compounded our misunderstanding of one of the largest, oldest and best-preserved buildings of the Roman Republic.