- A
metroon (Ancient Gr****: Μητρῷον,
Mētrō̂on or Mētrō̂ion) was an
ancient Gr****
temple dedicated to a
mother goddess. They were
often devoted to Cybele...
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Cybele was
often called a
Metroon.
Several Metroa were
established in Gr****
cities from the
fifth century BC onward. The
Metroon at
Athens was established...
- well as the
array of
treasuries representing the
various city-states. The
Metroon lies to the
south of
these treasuries, with the Echo Stoa to the east....
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notice board for new legislation,
public events and
military conscription.
Metroon (Old Bouleuterion)
Bouleuterion Temple of
Hephaestus (Hephaestion) Temple...
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menorah and a
lulav (palm branch),
discovered near the
Metroon in 1977.
Thompson proposed that the
Metroon may have been
partly converted into a
synagogue after...
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Metroon (Ancient Gr****: Μητρῷον), also
called Aulia. was a town on the
Black Sea
coast of
ancient Bithynia,
described by
Arrian (Periplus of the Euxine...
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complete theory. The
Jewish identity of the
Metroon was
based on a
small piece of
marble found near the
Metroon that had two
Jewish symbols carved on one...
-
found on a
marble votive stele (late 4th or
early 3rd-century), from the
Metroon in the
Piraeus the port of
ancient Athens (Antikensammlung
Berlin SK 1612)...
- the west of the Agora. The
Temple of Ares, to the
north of the Agora.
Metroon, or
temple of the
mother of the gods, on the west side of the Agora. Besides...
- The roof was
supported by five columns. It is now
better known as the
Metroon ("House of the Mother")
since it was
repurposed as her
temple after the...
