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Temple of Poseidon at Isthmia

a Pleiades place resource

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The Poseidon sanctuary at Isthmia lies 16 km to the east of Corinth. The initial phase belongs to the seventh century BC, although the sanctuary was destroyed ca. 470 BC and rebuilt in 440 B.C.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/107524051

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
37.9157330739, 22.9930140321

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Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Temple of Poseidon (750 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Ἰσθμίου Ποσειδῶνος ἱερόν (τὸ) (Isthmiou Poseidonos hieron (to): Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)

Temple of Poseidon at Isthmia makes connections with:

Temple of Poseidon at Isthmia located at Isthmia (unspecified date range)

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Place type:
temple

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Evidence:

Str. (Meineke: Perseus) 8.6.4

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Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Temple of Poseidon at Isthmia: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/107524051> [accessed: 15 November 2024]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/107524051 |title=Places: 107524051 (Temple of Poseidon at Isthmia) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=November 15, 2024 6:22 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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