Ionic Temple (Prytaneion)

 interesting place  Add category

This set of five rooms next to the bouleuterion is part of the annexes of an Ionic temple. Examination of the remains of this sector also reveals the presence of a symmetrical wing to the west. There are also some traces of the base of a portico connecting these two wings and surrounding the temple on three sides. The closure of the temenos (sacred enclosure) on the street is not known. We distinguish in the Temple remains only the podium (base) and some elements of architecture, through podium divisions, the cella (part of the temple reserved for priests and houses the statue of the deity), the narthex (vestibule), and three bases for the cult statue and probably two altars. Excavations in 1960 brought to light eleven sculptures from the II and III Century A.D. They stand for the most senior judges, which leads to believe that the building would have served as a prytanée. The five rooms of the east wing could house the administration and housing for priests attached to this little sanctuary.