Guide to the Dorian City of Lato, Crete, Greece

The Altar

Close to Lato's Great Temple, just a few metres to its East, is an altar. Its purpose is indeterminate but could have been related to sacrificial offerings or burning, hence explaining its position a little away from the temple itself rather than being located inside. This type of offering to the air is not uncommon and can be seen in similar structures near to a number of other contemporary religious buildings.

^ The Altar at Lato ^

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Main Gate | Steps | Terraces | Shops and Workshops | Portico / Stoa | Central Cistern | Sanctuary / Temple | Agora | Exedra | Prytaneion | Houses of the Prytaneion | Temple House | Great Temple | Altar | Theatral Area |

Walls / Ramparts | Cisterns | Surrounding Area | Miscellaneous

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