Remains of the Temple of Apollo at Syracuse, Sicily.This Greek temple dates to about 590-5

Remains of the Temple of Apollo at Syracuse, Sicily.This Greek temple dates to about 590-5
Remains of the Temple of Apollo at Syracuse, Sicily.This Greek temple dates to about 590-5
Remains of the Temple of Apollo at Syracuse, Sicily.This Greek temple dates to about 590-5
Remains of the Temple of Apollo at Syracuse, Sicily.This Greek temple dates to about 590-5
Remains of the Temple of Apollo at Syracuse, Sicily.This Greek temple dates to about 590-5

Remains of the Temple of Apollo at Syracuse, Sicily.This Greek temple dates to about 590-580 BC, and is the oldest surviving Doric temple in Sicily. It belongs to the Greek temple’s so-called moment of “petrification”, where, at least up to the roof line, stone replaced wood in its construction. The columns are fairly squat, and tightly packed together.There is an inscription on the stylobate of the east facade. We are unfortunately missing some text from the part of the inscription that informs us as to who built the temple. Kleomenes is deemed the most likely reconstruction, who was evidently rather proud of the columns:“Kleo[men]es, the son of Knidieidies, built it for Apollo; and he built the columns, beautiful things”.Photos courtesy of Davide Simonetti. -- source link


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