Old temple of Athena's by leillli

Athenae - Greece, Attikí The earliest temple to Athena Polias on the Acropolis, called 'the Old temple' in ancient literary sources, was located between the Erechtheion and the Parthenon. It was probably built in the third quarter of the sixth century BC, on the site of an earlier, Geometric temple and of the even earlier Mycenaean palace. The Old temple was damaged by the Persians in 480 BC, but was repaired soon after; parts of its entablature were incorporated in the Acropolis fortification wall.

Uploaded: Sep, 03 2009 | Taken: Sep, 03 2009| Viewed: 50 times  | 5 votes Camera: NIKON CORPORATION | Model: NIKON D80 | Exposure 10/6400s, ISO 500 | FLength: 50mm | SW: Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows

porto - Sep, 03 2009 12:09pm Fine pic and good info too. italian-link - Nov, 04 2009 09:11pm Nice picture, never realized how crowded it was over there!