Ancient sites · Gulf of Kalloni (central Lesbos)
Sanctuary and Temple at Mesa
A monumental Ionic pseudo-peripteral temple of about 330-300 BC measuring 41.55 x 23.78 m with 8 x 14 columns, standing in the plain at the head of the Gulf of Kalloni. It was the common sanctuary of the Lesbians, probably dedicated to the Lesbian triad of Zeus, Hera and Dionysos, and was destroyed by an earthquake in the 3rd century AD.
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Nearby
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