Dodoni is famous for its natural beauty and history.
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Dodoni, Dodoni, Ioannina, Epirus “There is a land with rich meadows, and rich in flocks and shambling kine,” writes the ancient poet Hesiod, “and Zeus loved it and appointed it to be his oracle.” Thus, Dodona became the earthly residence of the great... View More
Acropolis of Dodoni
Dodoni, Dodoni, Ioannina, Epirus The summit of the small hill (alt. 35 m) is surrounded by a trapezoidal wall dating to the 2nd half of the 4th c. BC, built of isodomic masonry; it has ten rectangular towers and recesses, and the perimeter is 750 m in length... View More
Acropolis of Dodoni
Ancient Stadium of Dodoni
Dodoni, Dodoni, Ioannina, Epirus The ancient stadium of Dodoni lies to the southwest end of the sanctuary, adjacent to the theatre. It was built after the sanctuary was destroyed for the first time by the Aetolians in 219 BC and is immediately related to the... View More
Ancient Stadium of Dodoni
Bouleuterion
Dodoni, Dodoni, Ioannina, Epirus This edifice is built on the south side of the hill, to the east of the Theatre. It consists of a large hall 1,260 m2 in area with a Doric colonnade (stoa) in front. Some remains of rough stone benches show that the members of... View More
Bouleuterion
Hiera Oikia
Dodoni, Dodoni, Ioannina, Epirus The Hiera Oikia (Temple of Zeus) with the oracular oak-tree had a rectangular structure, measuring 20.80 x 19.20 m and at least four building phases. The original nucleus consisted of a small temple with a pronaos and cella dating... View More
Hiera Oikia
Oracle of Dodona
Dodoni, Dodoni, Ioannina, Epirus The oracle at Dodona was considered the oldest in Greece, even if it was later replaced in importance by the oracle of Apollo at Delphi. According to Herodotus (Histories 2.57) the oracle was founded when two black doves flew... View More
Oracle of Dodona
Prytaneion
Dodoni, Dodoni, Ioannina, Epirus South of the Bouleuterion is the Prytaneion. Between them, remains are visible of the West Gate of the old 4th century BC precinct, through which the Sacred Way passed leaded to the oracular Oak-tree. For the construction of the... View More
Prytaneion
Temple of Dioni
Dodoni, Dodoni, Ioannina, Epirus A place of significance in the Dodoni sanctuary was reserved to the adoration of goddess Dioni, the mythological mother of goddess Aphrodite. Both Dioni and Themis were called "Naian goddesses, cohabitants and worshipped together... View More
Temple of Dioni
Temple of Hercules
Dodoni, Dodoni, Ioannina, Epirus In the southernmost end of the sanctuary sacred to Zeus in Dodoni, roughly 30m westwards from the gate of the enclosure, rests the temple of Hercules, part of which lied under the Christian Basilica Β. It was built in the early... View More
Temple of Hercules
Temple of Themis
Dodoni, Dodoni, Ioannina, Epirus Among the three most ancient temples which surrounded the holy oak of Zeus in the Dodoni sanctuary, one is sacred to Themis, wife of Zeus and daughter of Ouranos (heaven) and Gaia (earth). The other two are the Holy Residence... View More
Temple of Themis
Temple of Venus
Dodoni, Dodoni, Ioannina, Epirus The temple of Venus (goddess Aphrodite), centrally positioned within the Dodoni sanctuary, is situated near the temple of the goddess Themis. Its identification followed on base of the earthen figurines, that were found around... View More