University of Kiel and the Ephorate of Antiquities of Elis

Structure believed to be long-lost temple to Poseidon unearthed in Peloponnese

The remains of a 2,500-year-old structure unearthed at an archaeological dig in the western Peloponnese may be those of a temple dedicated to the god of the sea, Poseidon, and mentioned by the ancient Greek geographer and historian Strabo, according to archaeologists.