CLAS 145b Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Lightning, The Foundations, Kangavar
4 Oct 2017
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Temple building is significant for its display of wealth and its mixing of religious cultures (different deities depicted together). The temple of anahita was built for an indigenous god. While the temple of anahita was built for an indigenous god. While no good modern day excavations have occurred, references and descriptions of the temple exist. The reason for the lack of excavations is in part due to the swampy and repeatedly flooded territory. Large staircases along the persian inspired platform exist instead of a front staircase. The temple uses a doric corinthian order combination (remains of these columns have survived). The local goddess anahita has been associated with artemis. The doric columns have slight variations from typical ones (it is more bulbous). The temple was built under the reign of antiochus iv. Zeus, because antiochus chose to use a roman name instead of greek (reflecting his upbringing in the roman culture).
