Verified38.2900° N · 23.8440° E · 65 m
Amphiareion of Oropos — Healing Sanctuary
Late 5th c. BCE to Roman·Oropian·🇬🇷 Attica, Greece
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About Amphiareion of Oropos — Healing Sanctuary
Amphiareion of Oropos — Healing Sanctuary in Attica, Greece is a Late 5th c. BCE to Roman temple-complex attributed to Oropian. Incubation sanctuary with temple of Amphiaraus, stoa 110 m, theatre, sacred spring, dormitory for dream healing. Statues of worshippers with inscribed votives, theatre for festivals, Roman repairs by Sulla.
Why it mattersType-site for Oropian temple-complex studies
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Phasing sequence
- 02Function and cult identity
Theories
- 01Panhellenic competition centre
- 02Colonial foundation model
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 420 BCE
- Period
- Late 5th c. BCE to Roman
- Culture
- Oropian
- Purpose
- Incubation sanctuary with temple of Amphiaraus, stoa 110 m, theatre, sacred spring, dormitory for dream healing
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 420 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1880 CE
Systematic excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
38.2900° N · 23.8440° E · 65 m · 4 mapped features
- Amphiareion of Oropos — Healing Sanctuary — Principal TempletempleMain peripteral temple38.2902° N · 23.8441° E
- Amphiareion of Oropos — Healing Sanctuary — Stoa / Sanctuary EnclosurestoaPortico enclosure38.2898° N · 23.8442° E
- Amphiareion of Oropos — Healing Sanctuary — Theatre/Stadium AnnextheatreAnnexed games or assembly building38.2905° N · 23.8438° E
- Amphiareion of Oropos — Healing Sanctuary — Necropolis ExtensionnecropolisBurial extension beyond core38.2896° N · 23.8438° E
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