GreeceThe Pyre of Heracles consists of ruins of a Doric temple dating to the 3rd century BC, situated on Mount Oeta in Phocis, Greece [1]. According to mythology, this is the site where the hero Heracles self-immolated, a story told in Sophocles' tragedy Trachiniae [1]. Manius Acilius Glabrio visited the site in 191 BC [1].
Pyre of Heracles
| Type | Temple complex |
|---|---|
| Period | 500 BC - 1 AD |
| Country | Greece |
| Coordinates | 38.7521° N, 22.2989° E |