Buy this book on-line Gavrilis,Andreas : Sounion : The Ruins and Their HistoryEkdoseis Sfingos, Athens, 1969
Local guide to the site of the Temple of Poseidon at Sounion. At the southeastern tip of Attica is a rocky cape named Sounias Akra, which means Tip of Sounino or simply Sounion and is mentioned in Homer's Odyssey as a sacred place actually connected since that period with the Athenians. The remains still exist of an ancient fortress with a small port and arsenal and two shrines dedicated to Poseidon and Athena. Excavations were carried out by Dorpfeld in 1884 and by the Greeks V. Stais, A. Orlandos and G. Economou from the year 1897 58p. illus ( B & W).map on endpaper. Name of owner, else fine.. Book. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Soft cover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Gavrilis,Andreas : Sounion : The Ruins and Their History. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including antiquarian books, livres illustrées, out-of-print books, livres d'occasion and out of print books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |