On the south edge of the ancient city are the public baths (thermae), an imposing complex covering an area of over 4.000 square meters and dating from about AD 200.
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Dion - Thermae - Detail of a mosaic
On the south edge of the ancient city are the public baths (thermae), an imposing complex covering an area of over 4.000 square meters and dating from about AD 200.
Dion - Sanctuary of Isis
The worship of Sarapis and Isis arrived in Dion in the Hellenistic period. A Sanctuary of Isis was located in 1978 immediately outside the SE corner of the city walls.
The rare luck of finding this sanctuary intact, just as it fell down after earthquakes tremors, is due to the mud of floods, which covered it immediately after the final catastrophe. In this sanctuary the worship of the Egyptian goddess Isis, as the inscriptions testify, succeeded the worship of Artemis to whom offerings were found dating from the Hellenistic period. A small temple housed the worship of another goddess, namely Aphrodite, who had in Dion a particularly characteristic name: "Hypolympidia", i.e. Aphrodite worshipped below Mt. Olympos.
Dion - Sanctuary of Isis
The worship of Sarapis and Isis arrived in Dion in the Hellenistic period. A Sanctuary of Isis was located in 1978 immediately outside the SE corner of the city walls.
The rare luck of finding this sanctuary intact, just as it fell down after earthquakes tremors, is due to the mud of floods, which covered it immediately after the final catastrophe. In this sanctuary the worship of the Egyptian goddess Isis, as the inscriptions testify, succeeded the worship of Artemis to whom offerings were found dating from the Hellenistic period. A small temple housed the worship of another goddess, namely Aphrodite, who had in Dion a particularly characteristic name: "Hypolympidia", i.e. Aphrodite worshipped below Mt. Olympos.
Dion - Hellenistic theater
The theater lies outside the walls of the city of Dion and was built in the era of King Philipp V (221-179 BC).
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