Monument of Nikias, Athens, Greece

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About Monument of Nikias

The Choregic Monument of Nikias, dated to 320–319 BC, stood at the foot of the Acropolis of Athens, west of the Theatre of Dionysus and east of the Stoa of Eumenes. Like every choregic monument in Athens, it was built to carry the bronze tripod dedicated by a victorious choregos, here Nikias son of Nikodemos of the deme Xypete. It looked like a small Doric temple: square and prostyle, with a porch of Doric columns facing west, marble columns and entablature, and walls and triglyphs of poros stone. The Heruli destroyed it in AD 267 and only some foundations remain; many of its blocks were reused in the Roman-era Beulé Gate, where triglyphs and the dedicatory inscription can still be identified.

Checked 2026-11-05 · Source

Place details and sources

Type of place: Attraction OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Established: 319 BCE Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Architectural style: Doric order Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Material: Pentelic marble Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Wikipedia article: Choragic Monument of Nikias Wikipedia · Checked 2026-09-09

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Common questions

What was the Monument of Nikias for?

It held the bronze tripod dedicated by Nikias after a choregic victory in 320–319 BC.

What survives of it today?

Only some foundations; many blocks were reused in the Beulé Gate, where triglyphs and the dedicatory inscription are still identifiable.

Where it is

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