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[Agora Report] 1937 Excavations Η, Ρ

Sections Rho and Eta 1937 ... James H. Oliver ... Byzantine settlements in Sections Η and Ρ were removed and the foundations of the Temple of Ares exposed. The most noticeable feature was the road serving as the main thoroughfare in the neighborhood from ... 24 Feb 1937 ... Byzantine settlements in Sections Η and Ρ were removed and the foundations of the Temple of Ares exposed. ... In earlier times this section formed an open area around the Temple of Ares. None of the superstructure of the temple is preserved in situ, but several fragments were found built into late walls or in otherwise unimportant fills. These fragments show that the temple was from the 5th c.

[Agora Report] 1951 Excavations

Excavation in the Athenian Agora: 1951 ... Homer A. Thompson ... A report on the 1951 excavations presented at the Open Meeting of the ASCSA, March 20, 1952. Field work was concentrated in the market place proper, and large areas in the west, north central and southeastern ... 9 Apr-31 Aug 1951 ... New topographical discoveries were made, among them a temple of the early Roman period, and new information was gained regarding previously known monuments such as the Peribolos of the Twelve Gods, the Temple of Ares and the Middle Stoa.

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[Agora Report] 1936 ΚΚ

ΚΚ Excavation Report 1936 ... Dorothy Burr Thompson ... Section ΚΚ, the area inside the modern fence around the so-called Theseion, was cleared to bedrock in order to determine the entire history of that portion of Kolonos Agoraios. Excavation revealed that ... 10 Feb-13 Mar 1936 ... The foundations of the temple were entirely exposed. ... Three hundred years later the inhabitants were driven out by the Herulian invaders and everything except the temple was destroyed. About the time of Justinian the temple turned Christian and a small settlement clustered around the church.

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[Agora Report] 1951 Ε

Excavation and Cleaning along the East Side of the Great Drain, 1951 ... R. C. Wood ... There had been four major Byzantine dwelling units in the northern part of section Ε. Two of them had been removed during earlier campaigns. Excavations manage to establish the outline of the four houses, ... 9 Apr-7 Jul 1951 ... The demolition of Byzantine walls and street levels gave many architectural fragments from the Temple of Ares, and also several inscriptions.