Labraunda

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THE SITE How and Why to go there? Introduction Ancient authors about Labraunda The rediscovery of Labraunda The excavations The layout of the sanctuary A tour of the ruins The remains inside the Sanctuary Entrance area Andron B and C Terraces and the East Stoa Temple Terrace The remains outside the sanctuary Built Tomb Open-air Cult area Akropolis Stadion Sacred Way Spring Houses Tombs Other Fortresses Tetraconch Bath Bibliography Early Travellers Final Reports Preliminary Reports Papers, notes and other studies Preliminary Excavation Reports 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Website MapHow_and_Why_eng.htmlHow_and_Why_eng.htmlIntroduction_eng.htmlAncient_authors_about_Labraunda_eng.htmlAncient_authors_about_Labraunda_eng.htmlAncient_authors_about_Labraunda_eng.htmlRediscovery_of_Labraundra_eng.htmlRediscovery_of_Labraundra_eng.htmlExcavations_eng.htmlThe_layout_of_the_sanctuary_eng.htmlThe_layout_of_the_sanctuary_eng.htmlTour_of_the_ruins_eng.htmlTour_of_the_ruins_eng.htmlEntrance_area_eng.htmlAndron_B_C_Terraces_and_East_stoa_eng.htmlAndron_B_C_Terraces_and_East_stoa_eng.htmlAndron_B_C_Terraces_and_East_stoa_eng.htmlTemple_Terrace_eng.htmlBuilt_tomb_eng.htmlOpen_air_cult_area_eng.htmlOpen_air_cult_area_eng.htmlStadion_eng.htmlSacred_Way_eng.htmlSpring_houses_eng.htmlTombs_eng.htmlOther_Fortresses_eng.htmlTetraconch_bath_eng.htmlBibliography_early_travellers_eng.htmlBibliography_final_reports_eng.htmlBibliography_preliminary_reports_eng.htmlBibliography_preliminary_reports_eng.htmlbibliography_other_eng.htmlbibliography_other_eng.htmlReport_2004_eng.htmlReport_2005_eng.htmlReport_2006_eng.htmlReport_2007_eng.htmlReport_2008_eng.htmlReport_2009_eng.htmlWebsite_map_eng.htmlshapeimage_3_link_0shapeimage_3_link_1shapeimage_3_link_2shapeimage_3_link_3shapeimage_3_link_4shapeimage_3_link_5shapeimage_3_link_6shapeimage_3_link_7shapeimage_3_link_8shapeimage_3_link_9shapeimage_3_link_10shapeimage_3_link_11shapeimage_3_link_12shapeimage_3_link_13shapeimage_3_link_14shapeimage_3_link_15shapeimage_3_link_16shapeimage_3_link_17shapeimage_3_link_18shapeimage_3_link_19shapeimage_3_link_20shapeimage_3_link_21shapeimage_3_link_22shapeimage_3_link_23shapeimage_3_link_24shapeimage_3_link_25shapeimage_3_link_26shapeimage_3_link_27shapeimage_3_link_28shapeimage_3_link_29shapeimage_3_link_30shapeimage_3_link_31shapeimage_3_link_32shapeimage_3_link_33shapeimage_3_link_34shapeimage_3_link_35shapeimage_3_link_36shapeimage_3_link_37shapeimage_3_link_38shapeimage_3_link_39shapeimage_3_link_40
 

Remains outside the sanctuary

The Akropolis Fortress

Plan of the Akropolis Fortress.

(L. Karlsson)

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    Up the slope, at the top of the hill, ca 100 meters above the sanctuary, there are the remains of a 4th century BC fortress surrounded by 280 meters long and 1.8 meters thick curtain walls. There are 11 defensive towers, one of which on the northern side is a chevron-shaped artillery bastion measuring 12.7 x 9.2 meters. The fortress is ca 135 meters in length and 90 meters across, and the gate is on the side facing the sanctuary to the south.

There was also an inner wall and some buildings, possibly barracks for soldiers, inside the fortress. This may be the fortress Petra, which is mentioned in a letter of 220 BC from king Philip V to the dynast Olympichos, inscribed on an anta block belonging to Andron B.

Restored view of the Akropolis Fortress.

(S. Forsberg)