Aedes Opis

Reading notes

• Ad Atticum 6.1 §17 near the temple of Ops

  The temple of the goddess Ops at Rome; Atticus had set up there, in a lofty position, a statue of Scipio Africanus the Younger inscribed only 'consul', proving (against Metellus Scipio's belief) that the man had never been censor.

• Ad Atticum 16.14 §3 he will open up the temple of Ops

  The temple of Ops on the Capitol held a vast public treasure; Antony (referred to by a riddling periphrasis) is moving to lay hands on it by bringing the matter before the popular assembly, which Cicero views as plunder.

• First Philippic §17 the temple of Ops

  The temple of Ops on the Capitol held the public treasure; Antony seized the roughly 700 million sesterces Caesar had deposited there. Cicero calls it bloody money the bankrupt state nonetheless needs.

• Second Philippic §35 at the temple of Ops

  The Temple of Ops (goddess of plenty) housed a treasure of some 700 million sesterces deposited by Caesar; Cicero alleges Antony plundered it to clear his vast debts (cf. 2.93).

• Fifth Philippic §15 the temple of Ops

  The temple of the goddess Ops on the Capitol held a vast public treasure; Cicero alleges Antony plundered the funds Caesar had stored there.

• Eighth Philippic §26 the accounts at the temple of Ops

  The temple of Ops held the public reserve, including some 700 million sesterces of Caesar's funds that Antony was accused of seizing after the Ides of March. The "seven hundred million" is that sum.