GREEK TEMPLES AND THE DATES OF THEIR FOUNDATION. 
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Metapontum .—Latitude 40'” 27t 
Name of temple. 
Orientation 
angl e. 
Stellar 
elements. 
Solar 
elements. 
Name of 
star. 
The temple with 
276° 57' 
A 
Amplitude of star 
-1° 17' E. 
- 6 ° 57' E. 
7 Pegasi, ; 
’ 15 columns 
• 
or sun 
rising 
B 
Corresponding alti- 
4° 
0 
tude 
C 
Declination . 
+ 1° 37' 
-5° 17' 
D 
Hour angles . 
5 h 4..l,ni 
6 '^ SO'" 
E 
Depression of sun 
13° 
1 
■when star heliacal 
F 
R. A. 
0-7li 7m 
W W f 
23h 12'" 
G 
Approximate date . 
580 B.C., 
March 6-7 
With solar depression 14” the derived date would be 680 B.c. 
Of the celebrated temple of Juno Laciuia, on Cape Coloiina, near Croton, some 
foundations of the cella wall remain, and one Doric column of fine proportion is stdl 
standing, but very precariously, on the very edge of the sea cliff, which is continually 
falling away. 
Near Croton .—Latitude 39° 1' 48". 
, Orientation 
Name of temple. 
Stellar 
elements. 
Solar 
elements. 
Name of 
star. 
Juno Lacinia 267° 26' 
A 
Amplitude of star 
+ 6 ° 45' E. 
+ 4° 34' E. 
a. Arietis, 
I 
or sun 
rising 
B 
Corresponding alti- 
3° 30' 
0 
tude 
C 
Declination 
-f 7° 27' 
+ 3° .32' 
D 
Hour angles . 
6 '’ 6 "' 
7’’ 9'" 
1 
E 
Depression of sun 
. • 
11 ° 
when star heliacal 
1 
F 
R. A. 
23’’ 29“’ 
O’’ 32'“ 
G 
Appi’oximate date . 
1000 B.C., 
March 28 
In tbe above elements the sun’s amplitude is that of the ^aorthern edge of the eastern opening, 
as appears to have been used in some other cases. With the same amplitude, and depression 
11° 44', the date would be 1120 B.c. _ . . 
If the sun had the amplitude of +2° 34', viz., that of the temple s axis, the depression being 11 , 
the derived date would be 1280 B.C. 
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Near Gei’ace, amongst the remains of the ancient city of the Locri, there are two 
temple sites. Of these I visited one only, which is remarkable for having two temples 
(both Ionic) built obliquely one over the other (fig. 1), the divergence being too 
