Greek Reporter

The Ancient Greek Sanctuaries and Temples of Olympia

The sanctuaries and temples of ancient Olympia are some of the oldest and most important in all of Ancient Greece.
Fox News

Ancient Temples Reveal Greece's Earliest Social Network

Ancient Greeks living in Sicily built their sacred temples to face the rising sun, new research suggests. Almost all of the temples constructed on the island of Sicily during its Greek period over ...
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Scientists discover 2,600 year-old Greek Temple of Poseidon

Archaeologists working near the coastal village of Samikon have unearthed a monumental temple complex in the Western Peloponnese. Researchers believe this site was dedicated to Poseidon, the powerful ...
Greek Reporter

The Ancient Greek Temple of Aphrodite That Housed a Thousand Young Women

Perched on a high rock near Corinth are the remains of the Temple of Aphrodite, which once housed a thousand prostitutes.
San Diego Union-Tribune

Greek island temple complex reveals ‘countless’ offerings left by ancient worshippers

ATHENS, GreeceATHENS, Greece — Archaeologists excavating a hilltop sanctuary on the Aegean Sea island of Kythnos have discovered “countless” pottery offerings left by ancient worshippers over the ...
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Colossal Greek and Roman temples: Engineering marvels of antiquity from Salinas to Baalbek

This comprehensive exploration examines the incredible scale and ingenuity behind the construction of ancient Greek and Roman temples. From the massive column drums at Salinas to the towering ...
HeraldNet

Greek temple restoration complete

ATHENS, Greece — After a decade-long facelift, the ancient Greek temple of Athena Nike is back up, patched up and unfettered on the Acropolis. The slender marble building first erected in the 5th ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs

Archaeologists excavate ancient temple of Artemis in Greece

The 100 foot structure was home to a number of shocking finds, giving insight into the history of a cult dating back to the 7th century. A team of archaeologists from Switzerland and Greece have been ...
Artnet

Ancient Greeks Installed Ramps on Temples to Improve Access for Disabled People, New Research Suggests

Ancient Greeks were ahead of the curve in a lot of ways—including, it seems, issues of accessibility. A new archaeological study has found that stone ramps on some ancient buildings were likely built ...
Gizmodo

Sanctuary Temples in Ancient Greece Had Accessibility Ramps, New Research Suggests

Ramps at ancient Greek healing temples provided access for people with disabilities, according to new research. If confirmed, this would be the earliest evidence of a society making architectural ...
nerdist

Study Says Ancient Greek Temples Had Accessible Entrances

A new study published in the journal Antiquity makes the argument that temples in ancient Greece had ramps that were specifically designed to serve people with disabilities. If true, this would mean, ...