Great Forecourt (Eleusina (Elefsis))

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This was a large, marble-paved courtyard which served as a vestibule for the Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore.

Significantly modified and enlarged by the Romans. What you see today is largely their work, completed around mid- to late-2nd century, AD. Emperor Marcus Aurelius added himself to the tympanum above the first propylaia. See pix.
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Coordinates:   38°2'31"N   23°32'20"E
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