Bassai
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II
Creators: G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II
Contributors:
DARMC, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Catherine Bouras, R. Talbert
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Last modified
Aug 15, 2023 06:05 PM
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History
tags:
dare:major=0,
Corinthian,
UWHS,
extant remains,
Doric,
dare:feature=temple,
dare:ancient=1,
Apollo,
Temple
The Temple of Apollo Epikourios (often Latinized as Epicurius) at Bassae is an innovative mid-5th century B.C. Doric temple in Arcadia. The temple preserves the oldest Corinthian capital yet found. It was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1986.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570148
37.4296439454, 21.9003223731
- Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Temple of Apollo Epicurius (750 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- DARE Location (750 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
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- Bassae (English, modern)
- Bassai (750 BC - AD 300)
- T. Apollo Epikourios (English, 750 BC - AD 300)
- Bassai connection Arcadia (unspecified date range)
- Bassai connection Phigaleia (unspecified date range)
- Temple of Artemis Orthasia located at Bassai (unspecified date range)
temple
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 58 B3 Bassai
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Bassai
G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II, DARMC, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Catherine Bouras, and R. Talbert, 'Bassai: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2023 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570148> [accessed: 19 April 2024]
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