Priene [site]
unknown (Greek (ancient))
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Date
-0600-1200Description
Bouleuterion or Council House, the marble altar at the center of the Bouleuterion (thought to have been built in the 2C BCE and decorated with wreaths tied with bull's heads); Priene was an ancient Greek city in W Asia Minor; under Roman & Byzantine rule before being subjugated by the Turks in the 13th century. Source: Thesaurus of Geographic Names (Notes) [website]; http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/vocabularies/tgn/ (accessed 2/14/2008)
Type of Work
excavation (site)Subject
Greek (ancient)
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