▁the ▁temple ▁may ▁have ▁fallen ▁into ▁dis rep air , ▁or ▁its ▁cult ▁into ▁official ▁dis f av our . ▁In ▁ 1 2 3 ▁BC ▁the ▁V est al ▁Lic in ia ▁gave ▁the ▁temple ▁an ▁alt ar , ▁small ▁shr ine ▁and ▁c ouch ▁for ▁the ▁god dess , ▁but ▁they ▁were ▁removed ▁as ▁un law ful ▁by ▁the ▁pont if ex ▁maxim us ▁P . ▁S ca e vol a . ▁Its ▁use ▁and ▁status ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁B ona ▁De a ▁sc andal ▁are ▁unknown . ▁It ▁was ▁restored ▁in ▁the ▁Imperial ▁era , ▁once ▁by ▁the ▁em press ▁Liv ia , ▁wife ▁of ▁August us , ▁and ▁perhaps ▁again ▁by ▁Had rian . ▁It ▁surv ived ▁to ▁at ▁least ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁century ▁AD . ▁Nothing ▁is ▁known ▁of ▁its ▁architecture ▁or ▁appearance , ▁save ▁that ▁unlike ▁most ▁Roman ▁tem ples ▁it ▁was ▁w alled . ▁It ▁was ▁an ▁important ▁centre ▁of ▁he aling ; ▁it ▁held ▁a ▁store ▁of ▁various ▁medic inal ▁her bs ▁that ▁could ▁be ▁disp ensed ▁at ▁need ▁by ▁its ▁priest esses . ▁Har ml ess ▁sn akes ▁ro amed ▁its ▁prec inct s . ▁Men ▁were ▁forb idden ▁entry ▁but ▁could ▁dedic ate ▁offer ings ▁to ▁the ▁god dess , ▁or , ▁according ▁to ▁O vid , ▁could ▁enter ▁the ▁prec inct s ▁" if ▁b idden ▁by ▁the ▁god dess ". ▁ ▁Most ▁provincial ▁san ctu aries ▁and ▁tem ples ▁to ▁B ona ▁De a ▁are ▁too ▁decay ed