Cultus Apollinis
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In 430 BCE, the Temple of Apollo Medicus was dedicated to Apollo on account of a plague. Located near the Theater of Marcellus, three fluted white marble Corinthian columns of this temple were re-erected in modern times. Fragments of this temple are found in the [http://www.centralemontemartini.org/it/museo/percorso_salamacchine_apollo.htm Montemartini Museum]. | In 430 BCE, the Temple of Apollo Medicus was dedicated to Apollo on account of a plague. Located near the Theater of Marcellus, three fluted white marble Corinthian columns of this temple were re-erected in modern times. Fragments of this temple are found in the [http://www.centralemontemartini.org/it/museo/percorso_salamacchine_apollo.htm Montemartini Museum]. | ||
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-Hesiod, Theogony 920
Apollo is the ancient Greek god of healing, oracles and inspiration. He had no indigenous Roman counterpart, and always remained a foreign god. He was worshipped in Rome primarily as Apollo Medicus, Apollo the healer. Apollo was actually quite a minor god in Italy and did not become popular until the advent of Augustus who built a magnificent temple on the Palatine to him. His cult was supervised by the decemviri sacris faciundis in ritu graecu.
Dedication days, dies natalis, for his Temples:
28 B.C. Apollo Palatinus: a.d. VII ID Oct. October 9
431 B.C Apollo in pratis Flaminiis: III ID. Quinct. July 13
Festivals: Ludi Apollinares: prid non -III ID Quinct. July 6-13
The cult image of the temple Apollo Palatinus was Apollo with the Cithara:
In 430 BCE, the Temple of Apollo Medicus was dedicated to Apollo on account of a plague. Located near the Theater of Marcellus, three fluted white marble Corinthian columns of this temple were re-erected in modern times. Fragments of this temple are found in the Montemartini Museum.
During the Second Punic War in 212 BCE, the Ludi Apollinares were instituted in his honor.
