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Metroon was erected in the late 4th or early 3rd century BC, immediately below the terrace which housed the
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The Metroon served other public functions, such as housing the official archives of the city. For instance, the
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Studies in Land and Credit in Ancient Athens, 500-200 B.C.; the Horos-Inscriptions
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was built and the council's former home converted into a temple to
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This article about a religious building or structure is a
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Metroon (Bithynia)
Ancient Greek
ancient Greek temple
mother goddess
Cybele
Demeter
Rhea
Coordinates
37°58′31″N 23°43′19″E / 37.975214°N 23.722077°E / 37.975214; 23.722077

Athenian
Agora
Old Bouleuterion
city council
New Bouleuterion
Cybele
philosopher
Epicurus
donatio mortis causa
Olympian
Treasuries
Ancient Greek religion
Julian
The Metrôon (Old Bouleuterion)
Archived
Wayback Machine
Brooklyn College
City University of New York
ISBN
0-405-04775-4

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