Siracusa, Italy
Temple of Athena
The Temple of Athena is a hexastyle peripteral Doric temple built in Syracuse, Magna Graecia, in the 5th century BC by the tyrant Gelo after his victory over the Carthaginians at the Battle of Himera. The temple was preceded by a cult site which dated back to the 8th century BC, with an altar discovered in excavation at the beginning of the twentieth century, and by an earlier temple from the middle of the sixth century BC.
- City
- Siracusa
- Country
- Italy
- Category
- Religious
- Suggested visit
- About 45 minutes
More places in Siracusa
- Ear of Dionysius
- Castello Maniace
- Greek Theatre of Syracuse
- Roman amphitheatre of Syracuse
- Fountain of Arethusa
- Museo archeologico regionale Paolo Orsi
Background: Wikipedia