Megalopolis on Gardens of the Roman Empirehttps://roman-gardens.github.io/id/d2904d9952/Recent content in Megalopolis on Gardens of the Roman EmpireHugoen-usMon, 08 Jun 2026 07:34:03 -0400Sanctuary of Zeus Philioshttps://roman-gardens.github.io/id/b358c1f3d6/Wed, 21 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://roman-gardens.github.io/id/b358c1f3d6/<h2 id="dates">Dates</h2> <p>unspecified (still flourished in the 2nd century CE)</p> <h2 id="garden-description">Garden Description</h2> <p>Pausanias mentioned a small grove of trees in the sanctuary of Zeus Philios that was in close proximity to the agora in Megalopolis <a href="http://data.perseus.org/citations/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0525.tlg001.perseus-eng1:8.31" target="_blank">(8.31.4-5)</a>. The grove was enclosed within a boundary wall. In the precinct were images of the goddesses Demeter and Kore. This grove almost certainly had been in existence since pre-Roman times, but it still flourished in the 2nd century CE when Pausanias visited the site.</p> <!-- ## Maps --> <!-- ## Plans --> <!-- ## Images --> <!-- ## Bibliography --> <h2 id="keywords">Keywords</h2> <ul> <li> <a href="https://roman-gardens.github.io/search/?q=literary gardens">literary gardens</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pausanias-Greek-geographer" target="_blank">Pausanias</a></li> <li> <a href="https://roman-gardens.github.io/search/?q=sacred groves">sacred groves</a> (<a class="id" target="_blank" href="http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300251876" title="Art and Architecture Thesaurus (Getty)">AAT:300251876</a>) </li> </ul> <h2 id="places">Places</h2> <ul> <li> <a href="https://roman-gardens.github.io/search/?q=Megalopolis" title='search for "Megalopolis" within GRE'>Megalopolis</a> (<a class="id" target="_blank" href="https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570467" title="Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places">Pleiades:570467</a>) </li> <li> <a href="https://roman-gardens.github.io/search/?q=Megalopolis%20%28deserted%20settlement%29" title='search for "Megalopolis (deserted settlement)" within GRE'>Megalopolis (deserted settlement)</a> (<a class="id" target="_blank" href="http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7010920" title="Thesaurus of Geographic Names (Getty)">TGN:7010920</a>) </li> </ul>