Temple of Athena Polias, Priene, Turkey


Related person
John P. Schooley Jr. (was created by)
Date
Temple: ca. 340-150 BCE
Description
"The city of Priene lies on the southern slopes of Mt. Mykale overlooking the Maeander river. The city largely excavated by the Germans in the late 19th century is planned on a strict grid, defying the steeply sloping topography of the site and imposing a rational human order on the landscape. Its well-preserved remains, with its temple of Athena, well-planned agora, theater, stadium, gymnasium, fortification walls and many excavated houses, form one of the best examples of a small Greek polis". -- http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/siteindex?lookup=Priene The Temple of Athena, by Pythius, was set on a terraced precinct that was faced with a rusticated wall. It was built on a high terrace near the middle of the city. The temple is peripteral with a hexastyle front and eleven columns on the sides. The Archivision Collection of Ancient Sites was funded by the Jack Martin Balcer Library Endowment.
Style/Period
Greek
Ionic order
Material
stone and/or rock