In The Fires of Vesuvius, Mary Beard says he Temple of Apollo once held a pair of bronze statues of Apollo and Diana and a copy of the omphalos (navel) that was a symbol of Apollo at his Delphic shrine.
Temple of Apollo
The Temple of Apollo, which is in the forum at Pompeii, dates back at least to the 6th century B.C.
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