![pb150450 Elefsina was a place of cult during 2000 years, from the Mycenaean period (1600-1200 BC) to the Roman period (146BC-396AD) with a climax during during the Greek...](thumbs/pb150450.webp)
Elefsina was a place of cult during 2000 years, from the Mycenaean period (1600-1200 BC) to the Roman period (146BC-396AD) with a climax during during the Greek…
![pb150449 Roman courtyard, from which initiated citizens who had received the mysteries entered after their walk from whole Greece and in particular from Athens, which...](thumbs/pb150449.webp)
Roman courtyard, from which initiated citizens who had received the mysteries entered after their walk from whole Greece and in particular from Athens, which…
![pb150459 The pediment of the roman arch, which was very similar to Hadrian gate in Athens.](thumbs/pb150459.webp)
The pediment of the roman arch, which was very similar to Hadrian gate in Athens.
![pb150461 The greater propylea, identical to the central section of the Acropolis' propylea in Athens, was built by Marcus Aurelius as an entrance to the sanctuary.](thumbs/pb150461.webp)
The greater propylea, identical to the central section of the Acropolis' propylea in Athens, was built by Marcus Aurelius as an entrance to the sanctuary.
![pb150462 This graffiti-style drawing on the stairs of the propylea was carved in Roman times as a board in order to play a game.](thumbs/pb150462.webp)
This graffiti-style drawing on the stairs of the propylea was carved in Roman times as a board in order to play a game.
![pb150468 Demeter (Ceres for the Romans) was the goddess of agriculture and gave cereals, depicted here, to the humans.](thumbs/pb150468.webp)
Demeter (Ceres for the Romans) was the goddess of agriculture and gave cereals, depicted here, to the humans.
![pb150474 Front: the Plutonion, originally an archaic period (1200-500 BC) temple remodeled from the classic to the roman period, dedicated to Hades (Pluto for the...](thumbs/pb150474.webp)
Front: the Plutonion, originally an archaic period (1200-500 BC) temple remodeled from the classic to the roman period, dedicated to Hades (Pluto for the…