Temple of Apollo Palatinus, Temple of Cybele, Lupercalia, Secular Games: Mythological figures: Romulus and Remus, Faustulus: View of the Palatine Hill from across the Circus Maximus. The Temple of Apollo Sosianus (previously known as the Apollinar and the temple of Apollo Medicus) is a Roman temple dedicated to Apollo in the Campus Martius, next to the Theatre of Marcellus and the Porticus Octaviae, in Rome, Italy. It was only the sec­ond tem­ple in Rome ded­i­cated to the god, after the Tem­ple of Apollo Sosianus. Reconstructing the Palatine temple of Apollo: a case study in early Augustan temple design Its present name derives from that of its final rebuilder, Gaius Sosius. Plan of the Palatine with modern buildings overlaid .

The Temple of Apollo Palatinus ('Palatine Apollo') was a temple on the Palatine Hill of ancient Rome, which was first dedicated by Augustus to his patron god Apollo. The novelty of my recon- It was sited next to the Temple of Cybele. Apollo, the Temple of Apollo Palatinus was Octavian's earliest and probably also his most intimate building project in Rome. The temple survived until AD 390, when the Roman emperor Theodosius Isilenced the oracle by destroying the temple and most of the statues and works of art in the name of Christianity. The site was completely destroyed by zealous Christians in an attempt to remove all traces of Paganism. The Tem­ple of Apollo Palatinus (Pala­tine Apollo) was a tem­ple on the Pala­tine Hill of an­cient Rome, which was first ded­i­cated by Au­gus­tus to his pa­tron god Apollo. Visitors descend the hillside to see a series of beautifully painted rooms, including the emperor’s private study, all embedded in massive concrete foundations, about which nothing is said. Prior to excavations in 1956, it was generally thought to be the Temple of Jupiter Victor. Palaces on the Palatine. The goal of this paper is to present a new reconstruction of this façade - in ground plan and elevation. A schematic map of Rome showing the seven hills and the Servian Wall. Amanda Claridge - Reconstructing the Temple of Apollo on the Palatine In 2008 the ‘House of Augustus’ on the Palatine hill opened to the public after years of painstaking restoration work. It was only the second temple in Rome dedicated to the god, after the Temple of Apollo Sosianus. It's facade, however, towered prominently and clearly visible over the Circus Maximus throughout Antiquity. Massive retaining walls extend Palatine Hill from the Colosseum.