Altar of Zeus Polieus

shrine · 30 BC – 2099 AD

An altar and sanctuary on the Acropolis of Athens, site of the bouphonia ritual during the Dipolieia festival. The shrine is to be identified with a set of cuttings at the highest point on the Acropolis, northeast of the Parthenon.

Coordinates

37.97186, 23.72724

Also known as

bomòn toû Poliéōs Diós (grc), βωμὸν τοῦ Πολιέως Διός (grc)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)

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