Verified37.6704° N · 26.8881° E · -2 m
Heraion of Samos – Sacred Harbour Mole of the Samian Hera
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Archaic to Roman (600 BCE – 5th c. CE)·Samian Greek / Ionian·🇬🇷 Samos, Ireon, Heraion sacred harbour, Greece
About
About Heraion of Samos – Sacred Harbour Mole of the Samian Hera
Verified – Samos Heraion sacred mole 480 m at 2 m off Ireon, Hera sanctuary harbour. Polycrates 530 BCE mole, Herodotus 3.60 Samian harbour wonders. Excavated Kyrieleis 1960s German. Mole 480 m rubble at 1–3 m due to +1 m sea rise. Included as Herodotean harbour wonder.
Why it mattersVerified harbour siltation/subsidence marker
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01myst
Theories
- 01theory
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- Archaic
- Period
- Archaic to Roman (600 BCE – 5th c. CE)
- Culture
- Samian Greek / Ionian
- Builders
- Samian Greek
- Purpose
- Hera sanctuary mole 480 m at 2 m Samos
- Abandoned
- Abandoned
- Rediscovered
- Survey
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
On the ground
Structures & features
37.6704° N · 26.8881° E · -2 m · 1 mapped feature
heraion-samos-harbour-mole center
centerHeraion of Samos – Sacred Harb
37.6704° N · 26.8881° E
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