Description of the Temple (Reg VII, Ins 7, 32) .. The temple itself stands on a platform and was reached by an imposing flight of stairs. The sacellum was surrounded by a total of 28 Corinthian columns, two of which are complete and visible in the accompanying picture along with the entrance stairway. .. In front of the entrance is a marble altar on a travertine base bearing an inscription of the temple's benefactors. Between the altar and the temple stands an Ionic pillar (pictured on the left) which supported a sundial erected by the Augustan duoviri Sepunius Sandilianus and Herennius Epidianus. The Temple of Apollo lies to the north of the Basilica on the western side of the Forum. It was built during the 5th century BC, dedicated to Apollo. It was reconstructed during the 2nd century BC and was undergoing repair when Vesuvius struck in AD79. .. The temple is surrounded by a portico of Corinthian columns with statues of gods and basins for sacrificial water. .. .. During the reign of Nero the appearance of the temple was dramatically altered by the addition of heavy stucco decoration, but little of this has survived. The statue of Apollo (above right) is situated on the eastern side of the complex (the original of is in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples). A 3D view of the temple is available, courtesy of the Soprintendenza Archeologica di Pompei.

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