Temple or sanctuary
Church of St. Demetrios Katephores
Church of St. Demetrios Katephores: temple or sanctuary of the ancient world (Attica, Greece).
Temple or sanctuaryKind
–First recorded
–Last recorded
AthensNearest town · 1.1 km
On the map
Position: 37.9738, 23.7291
Through the eras
Before 750 BC
Archaic period750 BC – 550 BC
Classical period550 BC – 330 BC
Hellenistic period330 BC – 30 BC
Roman period30 BC – AD 300
Late AntiquityAD 300 – AD 640
Middle AgesAD 640 – AD 1453
About the site
A church in Athens, excavated and demolished between 1859 and 1861, which was built on top of a section of the post-Herulian wall incorporating several hundred inscriptions and sculptures, mostly from the Diogeneion gymnasium.
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