Temple of Apollo Sosianus

On a high platform in front of the Theatre of Marcellus (on the right) are three corner columns from the Temple of Apollo Sosianus, originally built in 435-433 B.C., restored in 179 B.C. and rebuilt in 32 B.C. by the consul Sosianus. In ancient Rome the Theatre of Marcellus was adjoined on the south-east by the Foro Oblitorio (fruit and vegetable market), leading to the Forum Boarium (cattle market) on the site of the present Piazza Bocca della Verità.