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	Pompeii: Temple of Apollo Pompeii: view of the Temple of Apollo, facing north (photo: Athena Review)
	. The Temple of Apollo is in Regio VII, Insula 7, 32.  This view from south of the Temple shows in the foreground, from right to left, the altar, stairway to the podium, and  an Ionic column.The forum lies to the right. Mt. Vesuvius  is just off the picture in the left background. The ground plan of the temple dates from the 2nd century BC, and it is the oldest temple in Pompeii.  The travertine altar was erected in 80 BC, with an inscription from four officials during the reign of Sulla. The Ionic column held a sundial and dates from the Augustan period.  The temple was rebuilt after the earthquake of AD 62.
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