Temple of Artemis Orthia

Local nameΝαός της Ορθίας Αρτέμιδος
LocationSparta, Greece

The Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia, an Archaic site devoted in Classical times to Artemis, was one of the most important religious sites in the Greek city-state of Sparta, and continued to be used into the fourth century CE, when all non-Christian worship was banned during the persecution of pagans in the late Roman Empire. The sanctuary was destroyed and rebuilt a few times over many centuries and has today produced many artefacts that allow historians to better understand exactly what went on in the sanctuary during that period of time. This sanctuary held many rituals, that included cult-like behaviour by both young males and females in varying ways and has also since revealed many artefacts due to multiple excavations that have helped to deliver new information on acts and behaviours that have occurred in at the temple in Orthia.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanctuary_of_Artemis_Orthia

Address (Unnamed Road), 23100, Greece

Coordinates 37°4'58.324" N 22°26'6.412" E

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