Archaeologists in Cyprus have rediscovered a long-lost ancient temple dedicated to the Greek god Apollo, unearthing hundreds ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a “spectacular” ancient temple housing hundreds of statues dedicated to the Greek God Apollo.

Cypriot officials announced the recent excavation of a long-forgotten sanctuary to Apollo, offering insights into ancient rituals and architectural expansions.

PERA ORINIS, CYPRUS—In 1885, German archaeologist Max Ohnefalsch-Richter located the Sanctuary of Apollo at ... The temple was filled with hundreds of votive statues, some of colossal size ...

The stone statues once gazed across a bustling ... to the eighth century A.D. While excavating near a ruined temple for the god Apollo, archaeologists found several walls that likely formed ...

Emanuele Mariotti, the excavation’s director, said in a statement: “New testimonies and finds such as the marble statue of Apollo and the bilingual temple […] tell us about art, divinity ...

The most well-preserved kourus statue found at the ruins of the temple of Apollo. Photo from the Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports Archaeologists previously found fragments of two other kouros ...