Megaron A at Thermon
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38.5600175444, 21.6681016388
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- OSM location of Megaron A (1600 BC - 1200 BC) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- Imagery location of Megaron A at Thermon (1600 BC - 1200 BC) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.
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- Megaron A at Thermon (English, modern)
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Megaron A was an apsidal megaron built between 1400 BC and 1100 BC at Thermon in Aitolia. It is located on the north side of the later Sanctuary of Apollo on the site and is one of the oldest structures in the complex. Its simple, curvilinear style contrasts with the rectilinear construction of Megaron B and the Temple of Apollo. Small stones were used to construct the lower parts of the structure, wood and clay were used for the walls, and reeds for the thatching. Megaron A was between 70 and 80 feet long and ran roughly north to south. The interior was divided into a porch, a central rectangular chamber, and a smaller chamber in the apse.
John Pullen, Angelo Reyes, Denise Candelo, Katie Smidt, Olivia Lewman, Adam Rabinowitz, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Megaron A at Thermon: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/502254148> [accessed: 10 December 2024]
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