1. Templum of Palatine Apollo Rachel Bluestone Latin III September 2012 http://www.cl ker.com/clip arts/s/y/s/q/h /R/cartoon- sun-hi.png

2. Location -Southwest Palatine (Rome...) -Faced the Circus Maximus -Façade oriented towards the northeast (in the direction of the street leading to the residence of Augustus) -In a giant clump of Augustus' buildings http://doodlerbugz.com/d wmx1/images/week6- clown-pointing.gif

3. Origin -Built during the reign of Augustus -36 B.C. (following Octavian's victory at Naulochos over Sextus Pompey) -Dedicated on October 9, 28 B.C. -Built on land that Augustus had originally intended for his residence -Dedicated to Apollo following the interpretation of the soothsayers (haruspices) after the site had been hit by lightning http://thumbs.dreams time.com/thumblarg e_417/1247420445Ic K5Gk.jpg

4. Importance/Use of the Temple -Praying to Apollo. -Integral part of Augustan buildings (which included Augustus' residence and the Greek and Latin library, which was large enough for meetings of the Senate). -An ex voto of Octavian's victory over Marc Antony after the battle of Actium (31 B.C.) http://pinkodd y.files.wordpre ss.com/2011/1 2/presents.jpg

5. So it burned to the ground in 363 C.E.... http://www.thehistoryblog.com/wp- content/uploads/2008/03/templenow.jpg

6. http://www.romanreligion.org/content/wp-content/uploads/palatine_apollo_model.jpg But before that, it was lovely!

7. Bibliography http://www.arthistory.upenn.edu/mappingaugustanrome/example_e ntries.htm http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Europe/Ital y/Lazio/Roma/Rome/_Texts/PLATOP*/Aedes_Apollinis_Palatini.ht ml http://harvard.academia.edu/G%C3%BCnderVarinlio%C4%9Flu/Papers /1686571/Mapping_Augustan_Rome http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0063:id=templum-cn (apple+find “Apollo,” scroll down to “only a very few of the most magnificent Roman temples were built of solid blocks of marble...”)

8. http://blo g.gesweb. co.uk/wp- content/u ploads/20 11/06/big bang2.pn g http://4.bp.blo gspot.com/- 3fqgv0rq- zw/UDQ7m1 4QpUI/AAA AAAAADX4/ LEnYAkJH3h U/s1600/Starr y_Night_with _TARDIS_by _TerryLightfo ot.jpg http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100619184008/tardis/images/9/95/The_P andorica_Imprisonment.jpg