Temple or sanctuary
Temple of Kronos and Rhea
Temple of Kronos and Rhea: temple or sanctuary of the ancient world (Attica, Greece).
Temple or sanctuaryKind
Classical periodFirst recorded · 550 BC – 330 BC
Roman periodLast recorded · 30 BC – AD 300
AthensNearest town · 1.8 km
On the map
Position: 37.9683, 23.7335
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 sanctuary dedicated to Kronos and Rhea in the area of the Olympieion in Athens, attested from Classical times into the Roman Imperial period. A 2nd-century AD Doric temple is probably associated with it.
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