Rhodes - Discover the Unknown Rhodes

C H A P T E R 2
Temple of Pythian
Apollo, third to
second century
B.C.
On the lower level the vast agora
stretches out and from here we access the
Temple of Pythian Apollo in the Doric style with,
beside the podium, a pit into which the
offerings to the god were thrown. A second
sacred space, embellished with six columns that
bordered a fountain, was dedicated to the
sacred ceremonies for the gods and the heroes
of Kamiros. In the third sanctuary, it too on the
lower terrace, the sacrifices to the Sun God
Helios took place.
The labyrinth of
private houses
A labyrinth of narrow streets and
houses built one close up against another
characterises the compact tangle of the urban
weave. The houses are very small and some
might marvel at how man once adapted
himself to life in such mean rooms: we should
remember that life was lived in the open air,
among friendly gossip and arguments, business
negotiations and political meetings.
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