• The Amphiareion of Oropos (Greek: Άμφιάρειο Ωρωπού), situated in the hills 6 km southeast of the fortified port of Oropos...
  • The visit to the sanctuary of Amphiareion of Oropos can be combined with a dive into the nearby Aegean Sea.
  • A hero-cult emerged at Oropos where a sanctuary was built and named in his honor, hence the name Amphiareion.
  • The sanctuary of the Amphiareion of Oropos was located near the border of Attica and Boiotia, the respective spheres of control of Athens and Thebes...
  • Situated on the hills, six kilometers from the village of Oropos in the northeastern region of Attica, the Archaeological Site of Amphiareion is one of the least known...
  • I arrived at Amphiareion of Oropus and was not surprised to find I was the only person on site.
  • The sanctuary was built during the 5th century BC but saw its heyday in the Hellenistic Era, from the 3rd century BC to the Roman conquest in 146 BC, when Oropos...
  • The Amphiareion of Oropos in Attica, Greece was a sanctuary dedicated to the hero Amphiaraos in the late fifth century BCE.
  • Somehow, the Amphiareion at Oropos remains relatively unknown, beaten in popularity terms by the Greek heavyweights – the Acropolis...
  • Only fifteen minutes north of Athens, the Amphiareion of Oropos lies in a valley set between olive groves and wooded hills.
  • The Amphiaraio (or Amphiareion, depending on the spelling) of Oropos is an archaeological site near Athens, some 40 km from the Greek capital and...