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View of the Prostylos Temple Ruins and Medieval Town

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View of the Prostylos Temple Ruins and Medieval Town

Name: View of the Prostylos Temple Ruins and Medieval Town
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Cornelia Fuchs

October 11, 2024

MoThis prostylos temple is the best preserved of its kind in the Lycia region with its walls still standing up to the roof level. It was constructed on the edge of the agora at the Main Harbour, which was located inside the estuary of Patrai. It was later incorporated into the medieval fortifications as a bastion. The temple is raised on a 1.5 meter tall podium, measuring 12.80 x 9.70 m, which is reached by a flight of 10-13 steps from the north.

It is not known exactly to which god this temple was dedicated. Besides, instead of being dedicated to a god, it might have been built as an imperial cult temple, Sebasteion. Based primarily on the ornaments seen on the gate, the temple is dated to the third quarter of the 2nd century AD.

The ruins at the lakeshore belong to a medieval town.

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