GAVRILIS,ANDREAS

Sounion : The Ruins and Their History

Athens, Ekdoseis Sfingos. 1969. Soft cover. Book, 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. Near Fine.

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Book number: 040238

Catalogue: Attica

Keywords: Greece Greek Attica Sounion Temple of Poeisidon Sounion

PAPADAKIS, HELEN

Sounion : The Temple of Poseidon on Cape Sounion

Munich, Schnell & Steiner. 1972. (ISBN: 9783795405755) French Wraps. Ill.: Spyros Meletzis. Book, Illustrated guide to the site of the Temple of Poseidon at Sounion. 20 p. (+ 40p. of plates) Illus (some col). New.

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Book number: 040239

Catalogue: Attica

Keywords: 9783795405755 Spyros Meletzisgreece Greek Attica Sounion Temple of Poseidon Sounion