Propylaia #1
by Andonis Katanos
Title
Propylaia #1
Artist
Andonis Katanos
Medium
Photograph - Archaeological Photography
Description
Eleusis during 2000 B.C., was a Mycenaean fortified settlement where the worship of Gaia (Demeter), goddess of the renewal of nature and the germination of the crops. The Eleusinian Mysteries spread to Rome. In 170 AD the temple was sacked by the Sarmatians but was rebuilt by Marcus Aurelius.Roman emperor Theodosius closed the sanctuaries by decree and the site was wiped out when the barbarian Visigoth king Alaric accompanied with fanatic Christian monks desecrating the sacred site in 396 A.D. putting an end to mysteries that lasted over 2000 years.Elefsina,Attica, Greece
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January 24th, 2012
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