▁ad jo ining ▁August us ' s ▁residence . ▁It ▁formed ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ent ran ces ▁to ▁the ▁Area ▁Apol lin is , ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁side , ▁turned ▁towards ▁the ▁Mur cia ▁valley . ▁It ▁was ▁built ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁as ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁san ctu ary , ▁around ▁ 2 8 ▁BC . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Pl iny ▁the ▁E lder , ▁August us ▁also ▁built ▁the ▁arch ▁in ▁honour ▁of ▁his ▁father ▁G ai us ▁Oct av ius . ▁It ▁was ▁decor ated ▁with ▁stat ues ▁of ▁Apol lo ▁and ▁Ar tem is ▁by ▁the ▁Greek ▁sculpt or ▁L ys ias . ▁It ▁supported ▁an ▁a edic ule ▁orn ament ed ▁with ▁columns ▁and ▁bearing ▁a ▁statue ▁dedicated ▁to ▁G ai us ▁Oct av ius . ▁This ▁configuration ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁unique ▁in ▁Rome . ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁Samuel ▁Ball ▁Plat ner ▁and ▁Thomas ▁Ash by , ▁A ▁top ographical ▁dictionary ▁of ▁An cient ▁Rome , ▁Oxford ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁Luc ▁D ure t ▁and ▁Jean - Paul ▁N éra ude au , ▁Urban isme ▁et ▁mét am orph ose ▁de ▁la ▁Rome ▁ant ique , ▁Les ▁B elles ▁Let tres , ▁coll . ▁" Re alia ", ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁ ▁Oct av ius ▁Category : Pal at ine ▁Hill <0x0A> </s> ▁Cal och ort us ▁exc av atus ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁flow ering ▁plant ▁in ▁the ▁l ily ▁family ▁known ▁by ▁the ▁common ▁name ▁In yo ▁County