Treasuries of Greek city-states

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The Treasuries of Greek city-states were small, temple-like buildings dedicated by various poleis at major sanctuaries to display and safeguard their valuable offerings and proclaim their wealth and prestige.

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Label Occurrences
Treasuries of Greek city-states canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural ensemble ⓘ
feature of ancient Greek sanctuaries ⓘ
religious building type ⓘ
votive monument ⓘ
architecturalForm distyle in antis plan in many examples ⓘ
small temple-like building ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance preserve examples of early Greek architectural orders ⓘ
preserve important sculptural programs ⓘ
contained dedicatory tripods and cauldrons ⓘ
precious metal offerings ⓘ
votive statues ⓘ
war spoils ⓘ
culturalContext Panhellenic competition among poleis ⓘ
ancient Greek religion ⓘ
dedicatedBy federal leagues or alliances in some cases ⓘ
individual Greek poleis ⓘ
dedicatedTo gods of the sanctuary ⓘ
feature architectural sculpture ⓘ
cella ⓘ
inscriptions commemorating victories or dedications ⓘ
inscriptions naming the dedicating polis ⓘ
pedimental sculpture in some cases ⓘ
pronaos ⓘ
function commemorate military victories ⓘ
display valuable offerings ⓘ
express civic identity ⓘ
proclaim wealth and prestige of dedicating polis ⓘ
safeguard dedications ⓘ
locatedIn Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi ⓘ
Sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia ⓘ
major Panhellenic sanctuaries ⓘ
other important Greek sanctuaries ⓘ
material marble in prominent examples ⓘ
stone ⓘ
terracotta roof tiles ⓘ
period Archaic period of Greece ⓘ
Classical period of Greece ⓘ
politicalRole expressed rivalries between Greek city-states ⓘ
served as architectural propaganda ⓘ
religiousRole mediated relationship between polis and deity ⓘ
securityRole protected offerings from theft and damage ⓘ
spatialOrganization often arranged along processional routes in sanctuaries ⓘ
often built on terraces or along sacred ways ⓘ
symbolized economic prosperity of the dedicating city-state ⓘ
piety toward the gods ⓘ
political power of the dedicating city-state ⓘ
usedBy Greek city-states ⓘ
poleis ⓘ
visibilityRole made dedications visible to visitors from across the Greek world ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sanctuary of Olympia → hasPart → Treasuries of Greek city-states ⓘ
subject linked to: sanctuary of Olympia
Altis → contains → Treasuries of Greek city-states ⓘ