Lecture by David SCAHILL, Foundations and Fragments Reconstructing a Temple on Aigeira’s Acropolis
Schedule
Wed, 22 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm
UTC+03:00Location
Leoforos Alexandras 26, 10683 Athens, Greece | Athens, AT
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Architecture and other material evidence recovered from the acropolis and the surrounding area at Aigeira atteststo the fact that the acropolis was a sanctuary from the Geometric period to at least the late 4th century BCE.
A large accumulation of Corinthian rooftiles recovered from the cistern atop the hill, along with Doric capital
fragments in the area and several large ashlar blocks reused in the Medieval fortification wall of the acropolis attest
to at least one monumental building there, dating from the Late Archaic period to Early Classical period. As
already hypothesized by Alzinger, a logical place for the archaic/classical temple is extending from the large stone
foundations at the west end of the acropolis, up to a parallel set of foundations imbedded in exposed bedrock
toward the east. Careful resurvey of the acropolis and new photogrammetry modeling allow for a clearer picture
of how these foundations work. According to the combined evidence it is possible to offer a new reconstruction
of the temple that stylistically would have been a precursor and influenced subsequent monumental building
programs at Aigeira as seen in the theater area and in the sanctuary to the north of the theater.
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Leoforos Alexandras 26, 10683 Athens, Greece, Λεωφόρος Αλεξάνδρας 26, 106 83 Αθήνα, Ελλάδα, Athens, GreeceEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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