Temple of Theseus
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Title
Temple of Theseus
Subject
The correspondence Byron wrote and some of which he received during the tour.
Description
Named and visited by Byron in 1810-08-23 where an Engishman Watson is buried. The Temple of Hephaestus, also known as the Hephaisteion or earlier as the Theseion, is a well-preserved Greek temple; it remains standing largely as built. It is a Doric peripteral temple, and is located at the
north-west side of the Agora of Athens, on top of the Agoraios Kolonos hill. From the 7th century until 1834, it served as the Greek Orthodox church of St. George Akamates. Wiki
north-west side of the Agora of Athens, on top of the Agoraios Kolonos hill. From the 7th century until 1834, it served as the Greek Orthodox church of St. George Akamates. Wiki
Creator
Paul M Curtis
Source
Byron, George Gordon, Lord. Byron’s Letters and Journals. Ed. Leslie A. Marchand. 13 vols. London: John Murray 1973–94.
Peter S Cochran's website: https://petercochran.wordpress.com/byron-2/byron/
Peter S Cochran's website: https://petercochran.wordpress.com/byron-2/byron/
Publisher
The Byron Online Project: http://byrononlineproject.com/
Date
13 April 2014
Contributor
Paul M Curtis
Rights
13 April 2014
Relation
David Radcliffe's "Lord Byron and his Times:"
http://www.lordbyron.org/
http://www.lordbyron.org/
Language
English
Type
Place
Coverage
English Romanticism, George Gordon, sixth Baron Byron, 1788-1824, 1809-1811
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Paul M Curtis, “Temple of Theseus,” ByronOnlineProject, accessed April 24, 2024, https://byrononlineproject.com/items/show/517.
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- Byron to John Cam Hobhouse, from Athens, August 23rd 1810 (45) [Place Mentions]