Temple of Garni — Hellenistic Peripteros Armenia

Why it mattersKey Armenian Hellenistic (Tiridates I Greek cult, Mithras?) temple-complex with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 77 CE (Tiridates I inscription, Roman sponsored)

Period

Hellenistic (1st c. CE c.77 CE Tiridates I, rebuilt 1969–75)

Culture

Armenian Hellenistic (Tiridates I Greek cult, Mithras?)

Purpose

Only Graeco-Roman columnar temple in former USSR — 6 × 8 Ionic peripteros (13.3 m × 10.7 m) with Syrian pediment and Mithraic浴

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1924

Excavation

Partially excavated

1. c. 77 CE (Tiridates I inscription, Roman sponsored)

   Initial construction / first occupation at Temple of Garni — Hellenistic Peripteros Armenia

2. c. 1200 CE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Temple of Garni — Hellenistic Peripteros Armenia

3. 1990 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Temple of Garni — Hellenistic Peripteros Armenia

• Temple of Garni — Hellenistic Peripteros Armenia — Principal Temple

  temple

  temple at Temple of Garni — Hellenistic Peripteros Armenia — hydraulic feature

  40.1119° N · 44.7291° E

• Temple of Garni — Hellenistic Peripteros Armenia — Northern Altar

  altar

  altar at Temple of Garni — Hellenistic Peripteros Armenia — outlier feature

  40.1123° N · 44.7283° E

• Temple of Garni — Hellenistic Peripteros Armenia — Southern Shrine

  shrine

  shrine at Temple of Garni — Hellenistic Peripteros Armenia — outlier feature

  40.1112° N · 44.7271° E