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View of the Doric Heroon or funerary monument mausoleum at the south end of the Stadium. Ancient Messene. Peloponnese. Greece. The Heroon is a Doric temple with four columns in front, made entirely of local limestone. Dating from the 1st century BC, it is believed the monument was built for the elite Saithidae family who held significant positions such as High Priests and Governors of the Province. Ancient Messene was founded on the foothills of Mount Ithomi in 369 B.C as the ancient capital of liberated Messenia and its archaeological site is one of most impressive and least visited in Greece.

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View of the Doric Heroon or funerary monument mausoleum at the south end of the Stadium. Ancient Messene. Peloponnese. Greece. The Heroon is a Doric temple with four columns in front, made entirely of local limestone. Dating from the 1st century BC, it is believed the monument was built for the elite Saithidae family who held significant positions such as High Priests and Governors of the Province. Ancient Messene was founded on the foothills of Mount Ithomi in 369 B.C as the ancient capital of liberated Messenia and its archaeological site is one of most impressive and least visited in Greece.

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