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Legacy Interactive Plan
The Sanctuary of the Great Gods has some of the most innovative architectural monuments built in ancient Greece in the Late Classical and Hellenistic periods. Explore the architecture of the Sanctuary through the interactive map.
Finds from the Stoa Plateau
The Doric stoa that rests upon a plateau at the top of the Western Hill of the Sanctuary of the Great Gods on Samothrace is easily the largest structure in the sanctuary. American Excavations Samothrace’s initial excavation of the Stoa plateau under James McCredie took place from 1962–1968 and continued in 1971–1972. In recent seasons…
Understanding Human Movement in the Sanctuary Through Agent-Based Modeling
In the Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore at Eleusis, the Mysteria was held only once a year, but in the Sanctuary of the Great Gods on Samothrace, initiations were held throughout the sailing season, when travelers could reach the island. From the initiate lists which have been discovered, we deduce that the numbers of prospective…
Interactive Site Plan
The Sanctuary of the Great Gods has some of the most innovative architectural monuments built in ancient Greece in the Late Classical and Hellenistic periods. Explore the architecture of the Sanctuary through the interactive map.
Statistical Analysis
The Archeological Problem Our knowledge of ancient buildings depends on understanding the principles used in their design and construction. At the core of these principles lies a system of communication through units of linear measurement, i.e., quantum units, used by architects to proportion and order the buildings, and by masons to construct them. Ancient Greek…
3D Walkthroughs
The transformative power of the Mysteries is most palpably signaled today by the deployment of the innovative buildings that once framed the rites within the sacred landscape—a dozen extraordinary monuments, each distinct within the history of Greek architecture, each deftly positioned within the terrain to heighten the experience of the initiate, each archaeologically well-preserved although…