Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia
The Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia, an Archaic site devoted in Classical times to Artemis, was one of the most important religious sites in the Greek city-state of Sparta, and continued to be used into the fourth century CE, when all non-Christian worship was banned during the persecution of pagans in the late Roman Empire.
- Tourist attraction
- …lies at an elevation of 195 metres (640 feet)
- Description: sanctuary at Sparta
- Also known as“Ortheia sanctuary”“Sanctuary of Artemis”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Archaeological Museum of Sparta and Menelaion.
Archaeological Museum of Sparta
Museum
The Archaeological Museum of Sparta, founded in 1875… Archaeological Museum of Sparta is situated 1 km south of Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sparta and Magoula.
Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia
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Latitude
37.08275° or 37° 4′ 58″ north
Longitude
22.43523° or 22° 26′ 7″ east
Open location code
8G943CMP+43
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Santuari d’Àrtemis Ortia”
- Chinese: “阿尔忒弥斯奥提亚圣殿”
- Chinese: “阿尔忒弥斯耳缇亚圣地”
- Chinese: “阿爾忒彌斯耳緹亞聖地”
- Dutch: “heiligdom van Artemis Orthia”
- Dutch: “Heiligdom van Artemis Orthia”
- Finnish: “Artemis Orthian pyhäkkö”
- French: “sanctuaire d’Artémis Orthia à Sparte”
- French: “Sanctuaire d’Artémis Orthia”
- German: “Heiligtum der Artemis Orthia”
- German: “Heiligtum von Orthias Artemis”
- Greek: “Ιερό Αρτέμιδος Ορθίας”
- Greek: “Ιερό Ορθίας Αρτέμιδος”
- Greek: “Ιερό της Ορθίας Αρτέμιδος”
- Italian: “santuario di Artemide Ortia”
- Japanese: “アルテミス・オルティアの聖域”
- Latvian: “Artemīdas Ortijas svētnīca”
- Russian: “храм Артемиды Ортии”
- Russian: “храм Артемиды Орфии”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Svetilište Artemide Ortije”
- Slovenian: “Tempelj Artemide Ortije”
- Spanish: “santuario de Artemisa Ortia”
- Spanish: “Santuario de Artemisa Ortia”
- Swedish: “Artemis Orthias helgedom”
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