TumblZone
Dive Deep into Creativity: Discover, Share, Inspire
Roman Architecture - Blog Posts
3 years ago
Temple of Apollo Palatinus.
The greatness of Apollo in Rome was not just about arts, but politics and military, since he was tutelary deity of Republican Court.
When, in 36 bC, Octavian August won against Sexus Pompey's troops, he thanked Apollo for his providential action and so built a temple on Palatine Hill. The choice of the place upon which was guided by a divine manifastion, e.g in the same place where a lightning fell inside an August's property on Palatine Hill.
Inside the temple (it says that it had ivory doors and magnificent bas-reliefs) there was a sculptural group, object of worship: Apollo, his sister Diana and their mother Leto.
There were kept Sibylline Books, because Apollo was also God of Divination.
Tags
greek gods
august
ancient greece
greek pantheon
octavia
paganism
ancient greek
ancient history
pagan
Rome
Ancient Rome
Greece
roman history
archaeology
octavius
antiquity
greek philosophy
roman archaeology
roman architecture
greek pagan
greek polytheism
ancient philosophy
ancient rome sidequest
rome aesthetic
Loading...
End of content
No more pages to load
Explore Tumblr Blog
Search Through Tumblr Tags