The Theseion, the agora, Athens, Greece, c1920s-c1930s(?). Artist: Unknown

The Theseion, the agora, Athens, Greece, c1920s-c1930s(?). Artist: Unknown

2-492-340 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

The Theseion, the agora, Athens, Greece, c1920s-c1930s(?). The Theseion, the agora, Athens, Greece. An agora was a place of assembly or market place in Ancient Greece. Begun in 449 BC, this temple on top of the Agoraios Kolonos hill was dedicated to Hephaestus, the patron god of metalworking. It is also known as the Theseion because it was believed that it housed the remains of the Athenian hero Theseus.


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People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :

Medium
  1. Photograph

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe Greece

  1. 39 00 00 N , 022 00 00 E

World Europe Greece Periféreia Protevoúsis Athens

  1. 37 59 00 N , 023 44 00 E

World Asia Turkey Mediterranean Region

  1. 37 00 00 N , 034 00 00 E

Category Hierarchy

Locations & Buildings Places of Worship

Locations & Buildings Archaeological Sites

Religion & Belief Other


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5076x3483
File Size : 51,797kb


Aliases

  1. 0580024673
  1. 2-492-340
  1. 2492340

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