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THE ARCHAIC TEMPLE OF POSEIDON AT SOUNION.

The Late Archaic Temple of Poseidon at Sounion, known since Wilhelm Dörpfeld's notes published in 1884 and examined by William B. Dinsmoor Jr. in the 1960s, was the first monumental peripteral temple in Attica. Based on our fieldwork, we argue construction began as part of the Athenian response to t...

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Published in:Hesperia Vol. 85; no. 4; pp. 657 - 711
Main Authors: Paga, Jessica, Miles, Margaret M.
Format: Article
Published: American School of Classical Studies at Athens Oct-Dec2016
Subjects:
Poseidon (Greek deity)
Architecture appreciation
Dinsmoor, William B.
Excavation (Civil engineering)
Architectural history
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