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Sanctuary of Athena Itonia — by J. Fossey — last modified Apr 10, 2024 03:00 PM

A pan-thessaliote sanctuary, located at modern Philia Karditsis in Greece.

Sanctuary of Bendis — by Chris de Lisle — last modified Jun 30, 2024 11:14 AM

Sanctuary of Bendis located on the Acropolis of Salamis

Sanctuary of Cybèle — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Jul 11, 2024 05:16 PM

A Sanctuary of Cybèle located adjacent to the theater complex at Lugdunum and dating to the middle of the second century CE.

Sanctuary of Demeter Chamyne — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Jun 21, 2024 03:48 PM

A sanctuary of the fifth century B.C. located to the east of the stadium at Olympia.

Sanctuary of Dionysos — by Dan Diffendale — last modified Mar 22, 2020 12:48 PM

The Sanctuary of Dionysos, which includes a theater, choregic monument, statue bases, and at least one temple, formed part of the civic center of the Attic deme of Ikarion.

Sanctuary of Eleusinian Demeter in Laconia — by G. Reger — last modified Jul 15, 2020 12:18 AM

An extensive sanctuary mentioned by Pausanias and located at the modern village of Kalyvia Sochas by virtue of the discovery of a number of inscriptions on the site. Very little of the sanctuary is visible today, as the site was damaged by a number of floods and only ever partly excavated. Modern signage in the village marks the location of some finds.

Sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Jan 22, 2021 03:45 PM

The Sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia at Praeneste is a terraced sanctuary of monumental proportions. The phase visible today dates to the late second century B.C.

Sanctuary of Heracles (Thespiai) — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Mar 26, 2024 01:16 PM

Pausanias describes a Sanctuary of Heracles located at Thespiai with a virginal priestess. This priestess, says Pausanias, was one of the 50 daughters of Thestius. The precise location of the sanctuary is not known today.

Sanctuary of Hercules Victor — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Feb 25, 2024 05:48 PM

The Sanctuary of Hercules Victor in Tivoli is a significant cult place of the second century B.C. The sanctuary is composed of a vaulted, terraced platform that support the temple, its porticoes, and a theater.

Sanctuary of Isis and Magna Mater — by J. Kunow — last modified Feb 24, 2023 05:55 AM

The Sanctuary of Isis and Magna Mater at Roman Mogontiacum (modern Mainz, Germany) was active between the first century and the third century A.D.

Sanctuary of Iuno Gabina — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Mar 07, 2023 10:52 AM

The Sanctuary of Iuno Gabina at Gabii.

Sanctuary of Kalliste — by Chris de Lisle — last modified Apr 01, 2024 11:37 AM

A sanctuary for Kalliste ("most beautiful lady"), sometimes identified with Artemis, located on the road from Athens to the Academy.

Sanctuary of Mercury Canetonnessis — by J. Kunow — last modified Nov 12, 2018 09:46 AM

Findspot of the so-called "Berthouville Treasure," discovered in 1830 in the hamlet of Villeret in the French commune of Berthouville. A temple and a theater of presumed Roman imperial date were subsequently excavated in the late 19th century. The site is not visible today, but a resistivity survey conducted in 2005 (Thierry) verified the locations of these major structures and the general accuracy of Babelon's map deriving from the original excavations.

Sanctuary of Metaneira — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Apr 15, 2024 05:00 PM

The Sanctuary of Metaneira was located near Eleusis. Its precise location has not been determined.

Sanctuary of Montélu — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Feb 16, 2020 09:11 AM

The Sanctuary of Montélu lies to the west of Chassenon. The building, only partially excavated, is of an octagonal plan and oriented to the cardinal points.

Sanctuary of Pan at Paneas — by Gabriel Mckee — last modified Apr 24, 2019 02:29 PM

The Paneion at Caesarea Philippi, a sanctuary site dedicated to Pan centered around a natural cave and spring site on the southwestern slopess of Mount Hermon. The sanctuary was first built in the Hellenistic period (before 200 BCE). A temple to Augustus was constructed in front of the cave during the reign of Herod the Great in 19 BCE, and the site was further expanded through 220 CE.

Sanctuary of Poseidon (Onchestos) — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Mar 26, 2024 01:17 PM

Pausanias describes a Sanctuary of Poseidon located at Onchestos that preserved a grove sacred to the god and that Homer had once praised.

Sanctuary of Poseidon at Tainaron — by Tom Elliott — last modified Jan 20, 2022 09:27 PM

A famous ancient sanctuary of Poseidon located at the southern end of the modern Mani peninsula of the Peloponnese. Literary and archaeological evidence indicate that the sanctuary featured a temple, a cave treated as a mouth of the underworld, and other structural and monumental components. It seems to have served as a sanctuary site for suppliants and a context for the formal manumission of enslaved persons.

Sanctuary of the Muses — by J. Fossey — last modified Mar 30, 2021 07:37 PM

The Sanctuary of the Helikonian Muses in Boeotia is celebrated by Hesiod. Archaeological remains of part of the sanctuary in the valley of the Muses date to the third and second centuries B.C.

Sanctuary of the People and Graces — by Chris de Lisle — last modified Mar 24, 2024 08:05 PM

An open air sanctuary in Athens, dedicated to the People (Demos) of Athens and the Graces (Charites), located between the Dipylon Gate and the Agora. Archaeological remains were partially destroyed during construction of the Athens-Piraeus railway

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