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Surroundings:

Market of PrienePriene, BasilicaTheatreTheatre of PrieneTheatre of PrienePriene TheaterPriene TheaterPriene TheaterAgora of PrieneView from Agora of Priene on the Meandros PlainAgora of PrieneBouleterionPriene BouleuterionPriene AgoraPriene Agora and Temple of ZeusPrytaneion of PrieneHouseTemenos of the Egyptian Gods at PrieneTemenos of the Egyptian Gods at PrieneTemenos of the Egyptian Gods at PrieneEast gate remainsEast gate remainsE. gatePrene Necropolis Chapel.Mosaics. Priene. Necropolis ChapelPriene, chapel's wall frescoesPriene E NecropolisPriene E NecropolisAtburgazı (Asartepe) CastleAtburgazı (Asartepe) Castle

Location:

  • Türkiye, Güllübahçe Turun
  • geo:37.659306,27.296576
  • Location ± 0-5 m.

Period or year:

  • -3xx / unknown

Class:

  • Temple or sanctuary
  • visible

Identifiers:

Annotations

  1. The Temple of Athena Polias in Priene was built by Pytheos(Pytheos)1. Alexander the Great gave money to complete the temple ca. 330 BC as it was memorized on an anta of the temple (inscription is in British Museum).

See:

  1. Vitruvius, de Architectura I.1.12
  2. Hans Riemann: Pytheos. In: Paulys Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft (RE). Band XXIV, Stuttgart 1963, Sp. 371–513 , https://elexikon.ch/RE/XXIV_373.png
  3. Temple of Athena - Priene. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priene

References

  1. Pythius, one of the antients,º architect of the noble temple of Minerva at Priene


Nearby

Market of Priene

Fish and Meat market place

Christian Basilica at Priene

Byzantine church at Priene

Theatre Priene

Theatre Priene


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