dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə sˈɛkənd pjˈuːnɪk wˈɔːɹ ɪn tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv bˌiːsˌiːˈiː, ðə lˈuːdi ɐpˈɑːlɪnˌɛɹz"ɐpəlˈoʊniən ɡˈeɪmz"wɜːɹ ˈɪnstɪtˌuːɾᵻd ɪn hɪz ˈɑːnɚ, ɔnðɪ ɪnstɹˈʌkʃənz əvə pɹˈɑːfəsi ɐtɹˈɪbjuːɾᵻd tə wˈʌn mˈɑːɹʃəs.
During the Second Punic War in 212 BCE, the Ludi Apollinares ("Apollonian Games") were instituted in his honor, on the instructions of a prophecy attributed to one Marcius.