Temple of Poseidon and Amphitrite on Tenos
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37.5516881444, 25.142885166
- Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Ναός Ποσειδώνος και Αμφιτρίτης (750 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Poseidon, Amphitrite (Poseidon: English, AD 1900 - AD 1999)
- Temple of Poseidon and Amphitrite on Tenos located on Tenos (island) (unspecified date range)
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Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 60 B4 Poseidon, Amphitrite, T.
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: on Tenos
The sanctuary, which is mentioned by Strabo, received special rights from the Phokian Confederation that were later renewed by the Roman emperor Tiberius. The temple itself was executed in the Doric order (6 x 8 columns).
J. Bennet, G. Reger, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Temple of Poseidon and Amphitrite on Tenos: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2022 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/590006> [accessed: 20 April 2025]
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