A complete dictionary of the Greek and Roman antiquities explaining the obscure places in classic authors and ancient historians relating to the religion, mythology, history, geography and chronology of the ancient Greeks and Romans, their ... rites and customs, laws, polity, arts and engines of war : also an account of their navigations, arts and sciences and the inventors of them : with the lives and opinions of their philosophers / compiled originally in French ... by Monsieur Danet ; made English, with the addition of very useful mapps.

TEMPLUM APOLLINIS;

Apollo's Temple; that doubtless was the chiefest and most Famous of all, which was built by Augustus upon Mount Palatine, after his Victory over An∣tony and Cleopatra, at Actium: In this Temple he erected a fine and spacious Portico for a Greek and Latin Library; the Daughters of Danaus were placed according to their Order in this Portico, and over against them the Statues of Egyptus his Sons a Horse-back; in the Court be∣fore the Temple were Four brazen Cows, which were made by Myron; and by Propertius are called Armenta Myronis, The Flock of Myron, which represented the Daughters of Proetus, King of Argos, who were transformed into Cows for preferring themselves before Juno. The

Gates of this Temple were made of Ivory, up∣on one of which might be seen the Gauls, who fell off the Capitol; and on the other the Fourteen Children of Niobe, the Daughter of Tantalus, who died miserably for the Pride of their Mother, who had incurred the Displeasure of Latona and Apollo. Upon the top of the Tem∣ple the Sun appear'd sitting in a Chariot of mas∣sy Gold, that gave so lively and bright a Light, that Men could not bear the Splendor of it. Propertius gives a Description of this Temple, L. 2. Eleg. 31. where he speaks to Cynthia: In this Temple there was a Brass Candlestick of wonderful Workmanship: It resembled a Tree and its Branches, to which there hung lighted Lamps instead of Fruit; to these Branches the Poets fastned their Works, after they had got them approved by the Publick.