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to build the temple in the Agora in the first half of the second century AD. It was thus the last of several "itinerant temples," relocated from the Attic countryside to the Athenian Agora in the Imperial period. It is unknown which god or hero it was dedicated to. It was heavily damaged during the
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The foundations were probably laid in the first half of the second century AD. Pottery sherds found in the foundations of the temple indicate a second-century date. The structure pre-dates the nymphaeum to the west, which was built in the mid-second century. The foundation of the temple is aligned
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Most of the space inside the cella was occupied by a large pedestal for the cult statue. This pedestal is located slightly south of the centre of the cella, which was 6.7 metres wide (east to west) and 4.40 metres long (north to south). It is made of re-used poros and conglomerate. Originally, it
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blocks set in trenches cut deep into the bedrock, which are 1.50-1.70 metres thick. The foundation of the cella is very limited. The walls sat in shallow irregular beddings. The lower parts of these walls survive; they are made of re-used
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of three steps. The temple was prostyle, meaning that it had columns only at the front, not on the sides or at the back, and octastyle, meaning that there were eight columns along the front façade. The distance between these columns
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fragments, fit the measurements of the foundations. There are fifteen column drums, one complete Ionic capital, twelve fragments from further capitals, a fragment from a column base, a block from the
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with the pavement of the Panathenaic Way, showing that the temple was built after or at the time as the Way was repaved. This took place in the first half of the second century.
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The "Capitoline Demeter" a Roman copy of a fifth-century BC sculpture, which closely resembles the fragments of the colossal statue found in the Southeast Temple.
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would have been faced in marble and it must have supported multiple statues. Behind this is another rectangular foundation measuring 1.15 x 1.50 metres.
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The temple is located in the southeastern corner of the Athenian Agora, at the foot of the Acropolis' north slope, on the west side of the
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capital from the Southeast Temple of the Athenian Agora, later incorporated into the Post-Herulian Wall
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The remains of the superstructure were found during excavations of the Post-Herulian wall.
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Colossal statue fragments found in the Southeast Temple (Agora inv. S 2070a and b).
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The structure faced north-north-west and was 20.60 metres long. It consisted of
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The foundations in the Agora were uncovered in excavations undertaken by the
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in 267 AD and then spoliated to build the post-Herulian fortification wall.
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found in the Post-Herulian wall, were connected with this temple:
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No remains of the superstructure were found in situ, but a set of
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View of the Southeast Temple of the Athenian Agora, from the south
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in the Roman Imperial period. The Southeast Temple is number 39.
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View of the remains of the Southeast Temple from the north
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Index


Ancient Agora of Athens


Ionic
octastyle
prostyle
Ancient Agora of Athens
Temple of Athena
Sounion
Attica
spoliated
Herulian Sack of Athens
Panathenaic Way
Library of Pantainos
Acropolis
nymphaeum
Church of the Holy Apostles

pronaos
cella
conglomerate
poros
mortar
clay

Ionic
Ionic
geison
cornice

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