Turkey. Didyma. Temple of Apollo. It was built in the 6th century BC, but destroyed by the Persians to punish the Milletans for their rebellion. In 334 BC, Alexander the Great liberated the cities of Ionia and ordered the enlargement of the temple. Detail of the reliefs that decorated the architrave of the pronaos, with depiction of a winged genius. Hellenic period. Anatolia.

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