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Olympia: Leonidaion

Leonidas of Naxos
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Alternative Title
Leonidaion
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/128753
Date
-330
Description
The court, depicting serpentine walls for canals (under the reign of Hadrian a major renovation took place, transforming the peristyle courtyard into a garden with canals and small islands); In the west part of the sanctuary, south of the workshop of Phidias, stood the hostel called the Leonidaion, built in 330 BCE and named after its donor and architect Leonidas of Naxos. It is almost square in plan (74.82 x 81.08 m) and was originally intended for distinguished visitors, although it was later used as a residence for Roman officials. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/ (accessed 11/4/2007)
Type of Work
official residence
Subject
architectural exteriors, recreation and games, festivals, rulers and leaders, Olympics, Hellenistic
Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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