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New Avenues of Architectural Research on Samothrace: The Stoa as a structure and a social space
161 East Pyne 161 East PyneThe Sanctuary of the Great Gods on Samothrace, home to one of the ancient world’s most important mystery cults, overflows with innovative architecture of the early Hellenistic period. The sanctuary’s largest building, however, has long been overlooked. A new campaign of architectural fieldwork focused on the 100-meter-long Stoa has revealed a startling engineering innovation underneath this portico’s […]