Brexiza Egyptian Gods sanct. (Attica) 1 Nea Makri
Egyptian Gods, Roman period temple of Isis excavated at Brexiza on coast near Nea Makri in Attiki
Works: 1
Latitude: 38.103400
Longitude: 23.979300
Confidence: High
Time period: HR
Region: Attica
Country: Greece
Department: East Attiki
Mod: Nea Makri
- IDAI gazetteer ID
The complex was founded by Herodes Atticus, around 160 AD. The great orator, sophist and benefactor hailed from Marathon and resided here, and the complex was possibly established within his estate. The sanctuary can be identified as 'the sanctuary of Canopus' referred to by Herodes' biographer Philostratos (2nd-3rd cent. AD). In founding it, Herodes imitated the Emperor Hadrian, who had built a Serapeion on an artificial islet at Tivoli, close to Rome, modeled on the Serapeion of the town of Canopus on the Nile Delta.
Wikidata ID: Q56397534
Trismegistos Geo: 37777
Info: Odysseus
(Odysseus, Greek Ministry of Culture)
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