The Temple of Athena Alea at Tegea

Abstract

A new reconstruction of the cella of the temple of Athena Alea at Tegea is proposed on the basis of the preserved material and architectural comparanda. The chief features are: an internal three-sided colonnade with Corinthian half-columns in the bottom storey and Ionic half-columns in the upper storey; a plain east wall; and a substantial door in the north wall. Presented also is the evidence to support Bert Hodge Hill's reconstruction of the Corinthian capitals of the cella colonnade, a reconstruction which places the capitals back in the mainstream of the development of the Corinthian order. In addition, the altar, which is scantily preserved, is reconstructed as a large sculptured monument, similar to that made for the fourth century B. C. temple of Artemis at Ephesos, rather than as the long, narrow triglyph altar so common in the Peloponnesos. The temple is dated to the period 345-335 B. C.

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