Aerial View of the Thesium, Athens (Illustration)

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by Mark Cartwright
published on 20 July 2020

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Aerial View of the Thesium, Athens — The temple of Hephaistos and Athena, also known as the Theseum because of its decorative sculpture depicting the feats of Theseus, Athens. The Doric temple, built in 449 BCE, is situated in the agora. Hephaistos and Athena, as gods of crafts were worshipped here and within were bronze statues of the divinities.

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Mark Cartwright

Mark is a history writer based in Italy. His special interests include pottery, architecture, world mythology and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share in common. He holds an MA in Political Philosophy and is the Publishing Director at AHE.

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Cartwright, M. (2020, July 20). Aerial View of the Thesium, Athens. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/12499/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Aerial View of the Thesium, Athens." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified July 20, 2020. https://www.ancient.eu/image/12499/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "Aerial View of the Thesium, Athens." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 20 Jul 2020. Web. 26 Feb 2021.

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