Location of Sicyon The ancient theatre of Sikyon today Excavation site of a Doric temple in Sikyon. Sicyon was built on a low triangular plateau about 3 kilometres (two miles) from the Corinthian Gulf. Between the city and its port lay a fertile plain with olive groves and orchards. [1]

It is an east oriented peripteral temple (38.07×11.55 meters) built of soft stone. The first construction phase dates back to the archaic period (6th century B.C.). The temple is of the only archaic edifice visible today.

Dec 7, 2024 · Explore the rich history, cultural significance, and archaeological discoveries of ancient Sicyon, and its lasting impact on art and architecture.

Sicyon, ancient Greek city in the northern Peloponnese about 11 miles (18 km) northwest of Corinth. Inhabited in Mycenaean times and later invaded by Dorians, Sicyon was subject to Argos for several centuries.

This is one of the best museums in Greece with exceptionally well preserved artefacts, paticularly pottery, coins and statues from a few hundred b.c. There is also a great archaeological site …

A colossal statue of Attalos I, who was a great favorite at Sikyon, stood beside the temple (Polyb. 17.16). A large and well-preserved Roman bath of the 2d or 3d c. lies to the N of the agora and has been partly restored to serve as a museum and …

Jan 21, 2016 · It is an east oriented peripteral temple (38.07×11.55 meters) built of soft stone. The first construction phase dates back to the archaic period (6th century B.C.). The temple is of the only archaic edifice visible today.

By the early 1950s, the lower part of the theater, the bouleuterion, a voluminous palaestra, a sizeable temple, a long stoa and section of a Roman bath had come to light.

The archaeological site of ancient Sicyon lies on a plain area of the Vasilikos hill; it includes the excavated area of the Agora of the Hellenistic and Roman city, the Theatre, the Stadium and the Roman Baths (Balaneion), which have been restored and …

Ancient Sicyon is located on the mound of Vasiliko, a village 4 kilometers to the southeast of Kiato, head of the municipality of Sikyona. In antiquity it was bordered with Corinth to the east, with the Achaean Pellini to the west, and the Arcadian Fliounta and Stymfalos to the south.