![]() ![]() and in 1952 by the Danish Archaeological Institute, revealing the great importance of the sanctuary of Lindos at all periods. ![]() Excavations of Lindos were carried out at the beginning of the 20 th c. The castle was also used by Ottomans until 1844 when it was completely abandoned. The castle continued to be in use during the Byzantine period and was reconstructed during the Knightâs period with the addiction of watch-towers and bastions. The acropolis was surrounded by a strong wall, constructed during the Hellenistic times. and on its place a new one was constructed, the same we can see until today. The temple of the Archaic period was destroyed by fire in 342. ![]() In the Archaic period, the cult was revived, thanks to Cleobulus, who had constructed a big temple and had the same Doric tetrastyle amphiprostyle plan as the subsequent one. with the cult of a pre-Hellenic deity, which later became Athena Lindia (Minerva). The history of the sanctuary seems to begin in the Geometric period, during the 9 th c. ![]()
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