Temple of Apollo Epicurius
Bassae is an archaeological site in Oichalia, a municipality in the northeastern part of Messenia, Greece. In classical antiquity, it was part of Arcadia.- Type: Ruins
- Description: ancient temple in Peloponnese, Greece
- Also known as: “Apollo Epicurius temple”, “Temple of Apollo at Bassae”, “Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae”, “Temple of Apollo Epicurius in Bassae”, “Temple of Apollo Epikourios”, and “Temple of Apollo in Bassai”
- Address: Περιβόλια - Ναός Απόλλωνα
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bassae.
Bassae
Photo: Tuh de, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bassae is an archaeological site in Oichalia, a municipality in the northeastern part of Messenia, Greece. In classical antiquity, it was part of Arcadia. Bassae is situated 250 metres north of Temple of Apollo Epicurius.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skliros and Kakaletri.
Skliros
Village
Skliros is a village in the municipality of Oichalia, Messenia, Greece. In its district lies the Temple of Apollo at Bassae. It is 5 km south of Andritsaina, 4 km northwest of Kakaletri and 20 km west of Megalopoli.
Kakaletri
Village
Kakaletri is a village in the municipality of Oichalia, Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. The name is related to the Greek family name "Kakaletris", which is often met in places around the village, including Pyrgos, Kalamata and Sparti. Kakaletri is situated 4 km southeast of Temple of Apollo Epicurius.
Perivolia
Village
Photo: Ppantazisgr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Perivolia is a village, which is situated 5 km southwest of Temple of Apollo Epicurius.
Temple of Apollo Epicurius
- Categories: archaeological site, ancient Greek temple, building, and historic site
- Location: Oichalia, Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.42964° or 37° 25′ 47″ northLongitude
21.90023° or 21° 54′ 1″ eastOpen location code
8G93CWH2+V3OpenStreetMap ID
way 219435834OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=templeWikidata ID
Q38278862
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Temple of Apollo Epicurius” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “معبد أبولون إبيكورويوس في موقع باساي”
- Armenian: “Ապոլլոնի տաճարը Բասքում”
- Catalan: “Temple d’Apol·lo (Figàlia)”
- Catalan: “Temple d’Apol·lo Epicuri”
- Catalan: “Temple d’Apol·lo”
- Chinese: “巴赛的阿波罗·伊壁鸠鲁神庙”
- Chinese: “巴赛的阿波罗•伊壁鸠鲁神庙”
- Croatian: “Hram Apolona Epikura u Bassai”
- Dutch: “Tempel van Apollo Epicurius”
- Dutch: “Tempel van Apollon Epikourios”
- Egyptian Arabic: “معبد ابولو فى باساى”
- Finnish: “Apollon Epikurioksen temppeli”
- French: “Temple d’Apollon a Bassae”
- French: “temple d’Apollon à Bassae”
- French: “Temple d’Apollon à Bassae”
- French: “Temple d’Apollon à Bassæ”
- French: “Temple d’Apollon Epicourios de Bassae”
- French: “Temple d’Apollon Épikourios”
- Georgian: “აპოლონის ტაძარი”
- German: “Apollontempel bei Bassae”
- Greek: “Ναός Επικούριου Απόλλωνα, Βάσσες”
- Greek: “Ναός Επικούριου Απόλλωνα”
- Greek: “Ναός του Επικούριου Απόλλωνα”
- Hebrew: “מקדש אפולו אפיקוריוס בבאסאי”
- Hungarian: “Apollón Epikuriosz temploma”
- Italian: “Tempio di Apollo Epicurio”
- Japanese: “アポロン神殿”
- Japanese: “バッサイのアポロ・エピクリオス神殿”
- Maltese: “Tempju ta’ Apollo Epikurju f’Bassae”
- Maltese: “Tempju ta’ Apollo f’Bassae”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Apollon Epikourios-templet”
- Norwegian: “Apollon Epikourios-templet”
- Polish: “świątynia Apollina Epikuriosa w Bassaj”
- Polish: “Świątynia Apollina Epikuriosa w Bassaj”
- Portuguese: “Templo de Apolo Epicuro em Bassas”
- Romanian: “Templul lui Apollo din Bassae”
- Romanian: “Templul lui Apollo”
- Russian: “Храм Аполлона в Бассах”
- Russian: “Храм Аполлона Эпикурейского в Бассе”
- Russian: “Храм Аполлона Эпикурейского”
- Serbian: “Храм Аполона Епирског”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Hram Apolona Epikurejskog u Basi”
- Slovenian: “Apolonov tempelj v Bassah”
- Slovenian: “tempelj Apolona Epikurija v Bassah”
- Spanish: “Templo de Apolo Epicuro”
- Spanish: “Templo de Apolo”
- Tatar: “Бассэдагы Аполлон гыйбәдәтханәсе”
- Turkish: “Bassae Apollo Epicurius Tapınağı”
- Ukrainian: “Храм Аполлона в Бассах”
- Vietnamese: “Đền thờ Apollo Epicurius”
- Vietnamese: “Đền thờ Apollo ở Bassae”
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