The Temple of Apollo “In Circo” and the creation of an augustan architectural language

Twenty-five years after the publication of the volume “Il tempio di Apollo in Circo e la nascita del linguaggio architettonico augusteo,” I decided to prepare an English edition. The book had been the fruit of my three-year research doctorate 1990- 92 at the Department of History and Restoration of Architecture of Sapienza University of Rome and had effectively put into print much of what I had to say about Roman architecture at that time. By producing an English version, my hope was to make my research more accessible, particularly with regard to those with only a limited knowledge of Italian. Given that the text and the illustrative apparatus are still substantially valid, I decided against attempting a total overhaul. Instead, I limited myself to one or two important clarifications and corrections, while several reconstructive images developed with more innovative techniques were added. In light of the book’s reviews, I considered the contents sufficiently sound to render rewriting it a fundamentis superfluous. That said, based on the reviews, new discoveries and some reworking of my own, it would, however, be appropriate to offer some guidance to new readers.