the Temple of Castor and Pollux
he temple of Castor and Pollux was built in 484 BC by the dictator Aulus Postumus, to express his thanks to the defenders of the city for the victory of his dad against the Latini and the Tarquinii. The temple not only had a religious function. It was used for military ceremonies and specific public announcements but also for some special rituals of the Senate. According to Cicero the rooms were full of them all day, all these senators discussing serious matters.
Sacred or not, the temple was also a place where wild plans were hatched and special initiatives taken. 
Cicero tells how the consul Bibulus in 65 BC wanted to make his fellow consul, Julius Caesar, shut up. Caesar addressed the meeting to say that a specific law had been passed. The followers of Caesar reacted by throwing a bucket with excrements - thanks to the old toilet system! -over poor Bibulus and then beat him up.
About this Bibulus there is another story. When he was consul together with Caesar in 59 BC Caesar outstripped him completely. As a result in that year it was great fun in Rome to sign testaments with the text "Julio et Caesar consilibus" instead of "Bibulo et Caesare consilibus". This meant "during the consulate of Julius and Caesar". Seeing such a testament must have meant another mental blow to poor Bibulus.
Nowadays there isn't much left of the original Temple of Castor and Pollux.. The ruin of the sanctuary consists of three Corinthian columns of Greek marble. The three high columns, 12½ metres high, dominate the Forum on their seven-metre-high elevation and are the only remains of the colossal colonnade around the temple.
