Tavole Palatine

Tavole Palatine
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Also known as: Tempio delle Tavole Palatine, Tempio di Hera (Metaponto), Temple of Hera, Ναός της Ήρας (Μεταπόντιο), Ναός της Ήρας στο Μεταπόντιο, Герейон

The Tavole Palatine are the remains of a 6th-century BC hexastyle peripteral Greek temple in Magna Graecia, dedicated to the goddess Hera [1] [2] [3]. Located near the Bradano river in southern Italy, the temple was part of a countryside sanctuary [1] [3]. Surviving elements include fragments of the temenos wall [1] [4].

TypeTemple complex
Period1500 - 500 BC
CountryItaly
Coordinates40.4162° N, 16.8169° E

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