Argos-Mykines, Greece
320 BCE
Thessaloniki, Greece
12th century
Chaniá, Greece
2000-3000 BC
Patras, Greece
160 AD
Malia, Greece
1900 BC
Pylos, Greece
1300 BCE
Corfu, Greece
500 BCE
Corfu, Greece
610 BCE
Thasos, Greece
7th century BCE
Argos-Mykines, Greece
8th century BCE
Thasos, Greece
2nd century AD
Argos-Mykines, Greece
5th century BCE
Sparta, Greece
7t
Sparta, Greece
1400 BCE
Zakros, Greece
1900 BC
Troizinia-Methana, Greece
7th century BCE
Corfu, Greece
600 BCE
Kritsa, Greece
400-300 BC
Achaea, Greece
1300 BCE
Embonas, Greece
3000-1000 BCE
The Temple of Edfu is one of the best preserved ancient shrines in Egypt. It was built in the Ptolemaic Kingdom between 237 and 57 BC.
Edfu was one of several temples built during the Ptolemaic Kingdom, including the Dendera Temple complex, Esna, the Temple of Kom Ombo, and Philae. Its size reflects the relative prosperity of the time. The present temple initially consisted of a pillared hall, two transverse halls, and a barque sanctuary surrounded by chapels. The building was started during the reign of Ptolemy III Euergetes and completed in 57 BC under Ptolemy XII Auletes. It was built on the site of an earlier, smaller temple also dedicated to Horus, although the previous structure was oriented east–west rather than north–south as in the present site.