Mummius' Temple of Hercules Victor and the Round Temple on the Tiber

I would like to express my gratitude to Professor F. Coarelli for having discussed with me the subject of this paper and for having made available to me parts of his study of the Forum Boarium before its publication (II Foro Boario dalle origini alla fine della Repubblica [Rome 1988], hereafter cited as Coarelli, Il Foro Boario). His comments helped me sharpen my arguments and avoid a number of errors. This article was substantially complete by the end of 1984, but a series of mishaps considerably delayed its submission for publication. I have added references to Professor Coarelli's book in the footnotes and addressed his rebuttal of my proposal in an Endnote. I also offer my warmest thanks to Nicholas Purcell for his valuable observations and criticism and to two anonymous referees of Phoenix for their suggestions. It goes without saying that I alone am responsible for errors. following works are cited by author's name alone: G. Cressedi, II Foro Boario e il Velabro, BullComm 89 (1984) 249-296; H. Lyngby, Beitrage zur Topographie des ForumBoarium-Gebietes in Rom (Lund 1954, Scrifter utgivna av Svenska Institutet i Rom, 8', 7); F. Rakob and W. D. Heilmeyer, Der Rundtempel am Tiber in Rom (Mainz 1973); D. E. Strong and J. B. Ward-Perkins, The Round Temple in the Forum Boarium, PBSR 28 (1960) 7-30. 'A. M. Colini, Storia e topografia del Celio nell'antichitU (Rome 1944, MemPontAcc 7) 41-42. See also L. Pietili-Castren, Some Aspects of the Life of Lucius Mummius Achaicus, Arctos 12 (1978) 115-123.