Appolo sosonarius false

There is a false view about this temple in the standard literature. It finds its way into tourist guides such as

Although the epithet Sosianus still was used by Pliny in the AD 70s, Sosius was an opponent of Octavian and had sided with Antony at Actium in 31 BC. Given the rich decoration of the cella, it may be that the temple actually was completed by Augustus, who changed the dedication date to his birthday on September 23 and was building his own temple to Apollo on the Palatine, which was dedicated in 28 BC. The frieze, too, depicts a battle against northern barbarians, and Augustus did have a triumph for his victories over the German tribes in 29 BC.


That is wrong the freeze shows jewish sacrifises. bulls also  mentioned in Koran and critizised by jews.

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