Temple of Hercules
Temple of Hercules is an archaeological site in Corinth, Corinthia. Temple of Hercules is situated nearby to Lafazanis Winery, as well as near the archaeological site Αρχαίες Κλεωνές Αγροτική Έπαυλη.Photo: Schuppi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: ruined Hellenistic Doric temple at Volimoti locality, Corinthia, Greece
- Also known as: “Heracles temple of Kleonai” and “Temple of Hercules at Cleonae”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cleonae and Zygouries archaeological site.
Cleonae
Archaeological site
Photo: Schuppi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cleonae or Kleonai was a city in ancient Peloponnesus, described by writers of the Roman period as a city of Argolis, but never included in the Argeia or territory of Argos, in the flourishing period of Greek history. Cleonae is situated 1½ km west of Temple of Hercules.
Zygouries archaeological site
Archaeological site
Photo: Schuppi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zygouries archaeological site is situated 2½ km southeast of Temple of Hercules.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Archaies Kleones and Agios Vasileios.
Archaies Kleones
Village
Archaies Kleones is a settlement in Corinthia, in the municipality of Nemea, with a population of 540 residents according to 2021 census. It is situated on a hillside, 15 km east of Nemea and 24 km southwest of Corinth.
Agios Vasileios
Village
Agios Vasileios is a village in the municipal unit of Tenea in Corinthia, Greece. It is located about 25 km to the south of the city of Corinth, approximately halfway along the old national road to Argos. Agios Vasileios is situated 4 km southeast of Temple of Hercules.
Archaia Nemea
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Archaia Nemea is a village about 27 km southwest of Corinth in Greece named after the nearby ruins of the ancient site of Nemea. The old name of this place was Iraklion. Archaia Nemea is situated 6 km west of Temple of Hercules.
Temple of Hercules
- Categories: ancient Greek temple, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Corinth, Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.81758° or 37° 49′ 3″ northLongitude
22.77143° or 22° 46′ 17″ eastOpen location code
8G94RQ9C+2HOpenStreetMap ID
node 4237652064OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q65554969
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In Other Languages
From French to Greek—“Temple of Hercules” goes by many names.
- French: “temple d’Hercule à Cleone d’Argolis”
- French: “Temple d’Hercule à Cleone d’Argolis”
- German: “Herakleion von Kleonai”
- German: “Heraklestempel von Kleonai”
- German: “Heraklestempel”
- Greek: “Ναός Ηρακλέους στις Αρχαίες Κλεωνές”
- Greek: “Ναός Ηρακλέους”
- Greek: “Ναός Ηρακλή στις Κλεωνές”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Αρχαίες Κλεωνές Ναός Ηρακλέους and Lafazanis Winery.
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