CLST 404 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Parapet, Mount Pentelicus, Crown Molding
4 Feb 2018
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Dedicated to the 12 gods that make up the core pantheon headed by zeus. Found in the agora by the entrance in the nw area, where the roads leading into the city from the n, w, and e converged, including the panathenaic way. Where it was found was where it was originally located. Location is important to understanding of object. Demosthenes is the only ancient author who references the altar. Dating the altar of the 12 gods. Peisistratus" first archonship: the plataeans, turning to athenians on the advice of the spartans, found the. Athens but there was no evidence except for it looked like they had been walked on a lot. Altar base: round base with the 12 gods shown in relief around its sides, found just north of the structure, dimensions like those of the base of another altar, originally thought to have been.
