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Temple of Apollo

The Temple of Apollo, built in the Archaic period, underwent several reconstructions over the following centuries. The Doric colonnade with a smooth shaft dates back to reconstruction after the Jewish revolt. The temple dominates the central area of the Lower Terrace of the Myrtousa sanctuary. The oldest phase consists of an oikos with cella and adyton, divided into three naves by two rows of monolithic Doric columns. The walls rested on a plinth of three rows of blocks. In the last quarter of the 6th century BC, the building was surrounded by a peristasis with six columns on the façade and eleven on the long sides. Some elements of the Doric frieze of the Archaic temple were filled into the base of the votive gift inside the Treasury of the Strategos. The building, built independently of the first, had a tripartite cella, accessible by a flight of steps. At a later stage, the adyton of the temple was raised with the creation of an underground crypt.

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