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Serapi
also: Serapis, before the Serapis
The Serapeum at Syracuse, the temple of the Egyptian god Serapis, located in front of the Achradina forum; mentioned at Verr. 2.2.160 as a topographical landmark. Cult of Serapis became widespread in Sicily through Hellenistic Egyptian influence.
Reading notes
- Against Verres, Second Hearing, Book II §160 before the Serapis
Before the temple of Serapis in Syracuse, in the most frequented quarter of the city; chosen by the multitude as the most solemn place to throw down Verres's statues.