Hecatompedon

As Hekatompedon (neuter Greek  ἑκατόμπεδος , hundertfüßig 'from Hecaton ἑκατόν hundred' and pous πούς , Foot ', also Hekatompedon temple ) is known since ancient Greek temple , which had a length of 100 feet. Often this information is only related to the length of the cella , the main inner room of a temple, while the temple itself could be considerably longer.

Examples of Hekatompedon Temple:

• In literature, the ancient Temple of Athena on the Acropolis in Athens is sometimes referred to as the Hecatompedon.
• Temple B in thermos
• Temple C in thermos
• Heraion II on Samos

The adjective hekatompedos can also be found several times in inscriptions, but not always with the same meaning. For example, the Hecatompedon inscription from the Athens Acropolis is more likely to refer to a 100 foot long district.

Hekatompedos is also a place name in Syracuse named by Plutarch ( vitae parallelae: Dion 45.5) , perhaps a 100 feet wide street.

literature

• Michael Lipka: Notes on the Hecatompedon inscription. A revision. In: Journal of Papyrology and Epigraphy. Vol. 122, 1998, pp. 79-80 ( PDF ).
• György Németh: Hecatompedon. Studies in Greek Epigraphy. Kossuth Lajos University, Dept. of Ancient History, Debrecen 1997, ISBN 9634722210 .