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Creation Year
1978
Image ID
DH.016
Subcollection
DH: Delphi
Abstract
Column fragments from the original Temple in the Sanctuary of Athena. Built in the early 5th century BCE, this was the first temple in the sanctuary and was completely ruined by 373 BCE due to rockfall and earthquakes.
Description
View of column fragments of the Old Temple of Athena, the first structure in the sanctuary. It was constructed in the early 5th century BCE, and dedicated to Athena Pronoia (foresight), for which the sanctuary is also named. A Doric peripteral hexastyle structure, it was built over an older structure dating from the 7th century. During the First Sacred War in 480 BCE, when the Persians were invading Delphi, a rockfall struck them as they drew near, deciding the battle in favor of the Greeks and damaging the temple. When an earthquake struck Delphi in 373 BCE, it was completely ruined. The exact fragments pictured could not be found in modern images of the site, so it is very possible they have been removed or rearranged since the photo was taken.
Image Notes
Creation date unknown. Photograph processed July 1978. Notes written on the slide or index: Old Athena Pronoia.
Image Format
35 mm slide
Geographic Reference
Delfoi, Greece
Keywords
Ruins, Temple, Old Temple of Athena, Athena, Fifth Century BC, Classical Period, Sanctuary of Athena at Delphi
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