The Agora
| archaeological site, Ancient Greece
Greece /
Messinia /
Valira /
World
/ Greece
/ Messinia
/ Valira
, 7 km from center (Βαλύρα)
World / Greece / Peloponnisos
archaeological site, Ancient Greece
Fragments of a balustrade slab of local sandstone faced with poros, with a representation of winged thunderbolt of Zeus set in a lozenge-shaped border are connected with the Agora and the temple of Zeus Soter, whose statue is mentioned by Pausanias (4.31.6). The Doric temple of Zeus Soter has been recently uncovered. A number of scattered Doric architectural members and relief metopes come from the temple of Poseidon mentioned by Pausanias. One of them, dating from the 3rd century B.C, depicts Andromeda tied to a rock and the dragon guarding her. Another, also of the 3rd c. BC, is carved in high relief with a representation of a sea-horse with a huge twisted fishtail, carrying a Triton or a Nereid on its back. The Agora covers a huge area of about 40 acres; it is surrounded by stoas on all its four sides. Only the western part of the North long stoa has been brought to light.
from:
www.ancientmessene.gr/en-m3.html
from:
www.ancientmessene.gr/en-m3.html
Wikipedia article: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messène
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Coordinates: 37°10'36"N 21°55'14"E
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- Cemetery 1.1 km
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- Peripheral unit of Arcadia 50 km