Attica - Sounio and Marathon
May 29th 2011 Friday 6th May 2011
Down the Attica peninsular today to Cape Sounion noted as the site of the ruins of the ancient Greek temple of Poseidon, the god of the sea in classical mythology.
The temple was constructed in approx. 440 BC, over the ruins of a temple dating from the Archaic Period. The remains are perched on the headland at a height of 60 metres and is surrounded on three sides by the s
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