page_title: Stratos, Greece
section_title: Temple of Zeus at Stratos
hierarchical_section_title: Stratos, Greece / Monuments / Temple of Zeus at Stratos
caption_attribution_description: English: Stratos Temple 2
context_page_description: Stratos is a settlement in central Aetolia-Acarnania, Western Greece. It is best known for its impressive remains of the namesake ancient Greek city and capital of Acarnania, which lie on a hillside about 500m north of the modern village.
  Stratos is situated on the right bank of the river Acheloos, 9 km northwest of the town of Agrinio. The area north of Stratos is mountainous, whereas the south is flat. It is now an Aromanian village and a municipal unit of the Agrinio municipality.
context_section_description: The temple stands on the top of a fortified hill at the remote northwest end of the city. The temple is one of the most important Early Hellenistic buildings in mainland Greece. It was of the Doric order, with Corinthian columns in the cella. In addition to this combination of architectural orders, the monument shows several more structural and planning innovations. Construction of the temple began in 321 BC but was never finished, probably due to fights against the Aetolians. For example, the fluting of the columns was never completed and the column drums retain their bosses (used for maneuvering the heavy blocks during the critical
  lifting phase). The remains of the temple show the exquisite detail of sculpture in its construction, and also the excellent state of preservation of the base and many constituent blocks despite almost 2500 years of weathering.
caption: Detail of fine temple sculpture and preservation
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