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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 ...
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 ...
Temple of Castor and Pollux Temple of Venus and Roma. Temple of Apollo Palatinus – Palatine Hill; Temple of Apollo Sosianus – Near the Theater of Marcellus; Temple of Bellona (Rome) – Near the Theater of Marcellus; Temple of Bona Dea – Aventine Hill; Largo di Torre Argentina – remains of four small temples of the Republic can be seen
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. [133] 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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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.
The temple of Juno Sospita was located between the temple of Spes and that of Janus: on its ruins, towards the end of the 11th century, the current church was founded. Built around 195 BC by Gaius Cornelius Cethegus , it was a peripteros ionic temple, with six columns on the facade, three rows of columns on the front side and two on the back side.