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The transition of religions has left a lasting imprint, manifesting in instances where churches were constructed atop ancient ...
Hekatompedon, ancient Greek for '100-footer,' was the official ancient name for the temple to Athena. But the alphabet used in this graffiti dates it back to the 6th century BC, over 50 years ...
ATHENS, Greece – ATHENS, Greece (AP) — After a decade-long facelift, the ancient Greek temple of Athena Nike is back up, patched up and unfettered on the Acropolis. The slender marble building ...
The ancient Acropolis has loomed over the Greek city of Athens for more than 3000 years as a defensive citadel, temple complex, weather station, and even a site of resistance against the Nazis.
Abstract This article reevaluates the assumption that the central temple in archaic Corinth was dedicated to Apollo. Archaeological evidence, iconography, and trends in cult from the period when the ...
Several other ancient Greek temples are in Paestum, including one thought to be dedicated to the goddess Athena, according to a 2019 study published in the journal Geosciences.