Amphiareion of Oropos

The Amphiareion of Oropos, situated in the hills 6 km southeast of the fortified port of , was a sanctuary dedicated in the late 5th century BCE to the hero Amphiaraos, where pilgrims went to seek oracular responses and healing.
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  • Opening hours: 8:30 AM—3:00 PM
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: ancient sanctuary of Amphiaraus in Attica, Greece
  • Also known as: “Amphiarion” and “Sanctuary of Amphiaraus”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kalamos and Markopoulo Oropou.

Village
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is a town and a former community in , . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality , of which it is a municipal unit.

Village
is a town and a former community of , . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality , of which it is a municipal unit.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 4½ km west of Amphiareion of Oropos.

Amphiareion of Oropos

Latitude
38.29104° or 38° 17′ 28″ north
Longitude
23.84566° or 23° 50′ 44″ east
Elevation
157 metres (515 feet)
Open location code
8GC57RRW+C7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 146817901
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
8378630
Wiki­data ID
Q474656
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Turkish—“Amphiareion of Oropos” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Amfiaraja”
  • Bulgarian: “Ампхиареион”
  • Catalan: “oracle d’Amfiarau”
  • Catalan: “Oracle d’Amfiarau”
  • Cebuano: “Amphiareion”
  • Dutch: “Amphiareion van Oropus”
  • Finnish: “Amfiaraion”
  • French: “Amphiaréion d’Oropós”
  • German: “Amfiaraio”
  • German: “Amfiario”
  • German: “Amphiaraion”
  • German: “Amphiareion von Oropos”
  • German: “Amphiareion”
  • Greek: “Αμφιαράειο”
  • Greek: “Αμφιάρειο Ωρωπού”
  • Greek: “Αμφιάρειο”
  • Hebrew: “אמפיאראוס באורופוס”
  • Italian: “Amphiareion”
  • Italian: “oracolo di Anfiarao”
  • Italian: “Oracolo di Anfiarao”
  • Russian: “Храм Амфиарая”
  • Spanish: “Anfiareo”
  • Swedish: “Amphiareion”
  • Tatar: “Амфиарай борынгы гыйбадәтханәсе”
  • Turkish: “Oropos’un Amphiareion’u ve Arkeolojik Kazı Alanı”

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