Recent excavations conducted by archaeologists from Austrian Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with the Greek Ministry of Culture, have uncovered further parts of the temple of Poseidon at Samikon ...
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According to a report by CNET, Archaeologists have found a long-lost temple dedicated to the ancient Greek god Poseidon in southern Greece, or in the region of Samikon, to be more exact. The news ...
The temple’s discovery sheds light on how deeply Poseidon's worship shaped religious life in this region. It also highlights the cultural and strategic role this god played in ancient Greek society, ...
Archaeologists may have found the sanctuary of the Samian Poseidon while they were conducting excavations at the Samicum Acropolis in Greece, Heritage Daily reported on Sunday. The location where the ...
In Geographica, the ancient Greek historian describes the sanctuary to the sea god as a critical center of religious and ethnic identity for the neighboring states. A team of Austrian and Greek ...
The site matches descriptions by the Ancient Greek historian Strabo, who wrote about the shrine more than 2,000 years ago. A marble ritual water basin provided evidence for dating the building to the ...
The remains of the sanctuary that has long been suspected in the plain below the ancient fortress of Samikon, Greece (Picture: Dr Birgitta Eder, Athens Branch) An ancient temple dedicated to Poseidon ...
A long-lost temple to the ancient god Poseidon has been uncovered near the village of Kato Samiko in the Elis region of Greece, along the Peloponnese peninsula’s Ionian Sea coast. The shrine was ...
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