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Acropolis Oga (Methana)

MegalithicEuropeGreeceAncient Greek (unattributed)

Flat-topped volcanic height on the northern Methana peninsula preserving stretches of ancient fortification in large roughly fitted volcanic stone, a tower stump and a cistern. Mentioned by no ancient author and never excavated, it is dated only by the broadly Classical-Hellenistic look of the walls; an inscription from the site names a sanctuary of Poseidon Phytalios. Virtually everything about it — date, name, function — remains open.

37.6172°, 23.4118°

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