&sq=&lang=&file=File:Temple_of_Athena_at_Priene.jpg) The Temple of Athena, funded by Alexander the Great, at the foot of an escarpment of Mycale. The five columns were erected in 1965–66 from rubble. | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Turkey_adm_location_map.svg)  Shown within Turkey | |
| Location | Güllübahçe, Söke, Aydın Province, Turkey |
|---|---|
| Region | Ionia |
| Coordinates | 37°39′34″N 27°17′48″E / 37.65944°N 27.29667°E |
| Type | Temple |
| Area | 727.26 m2 (7,828.2 sq ft) |
| History | |
| Builder | Pythius |
| Founded | ca. 350-330 BC |
The Temple of Athena Polias in Priene was an Ionic Order temple located northwest of Priene’s agora, inside the sanctuary complex. It was dedicated to Athena Polias, also the patron deity of Athens. It was the main temple in Priene, although there was a temple of Zeus.[1] Built around 350 BC,[1] its construction was sponsored by Alexander the Great during his anabasis to the Persian Empire.[1] Its ruins sit at the foot of an escarpment of mount Mycale. It was believed to have been constructed and designed by Pytheos, who was the architect of the great Mausoleum of Halikarnassos, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.[2] It was one of the Hellenistic temples that was not reconstructed by Romans.[3]
- ^ a b c Ferla, Kleopatra, Fritz. Graf, and Athanasios. Sideris. Priene. 2nd ed. Hellenic Studies ; 5. Athens : Washington, D.C. : Cambridge, Mass ; Distributed by Harvard University Press: Foundation of the Hellenic World ; Center for Hellenic Studies, Trustees for Harvard University , 2005. 86.
- ^ Vitruvius, About Architecture, 1.1.12.
- ^ Ian Jenkins. Greek Architecture and Its Sculpture. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2006. 236.