Stylites
Ancient Greece
Stylites, Byzantine Era’s Most Extreme Hermits
Stylites, the men who practiced the most stringent form of asceticism in the early days of Christianity, took the urge to leave the world behind and become hermits to an extreme that few others could match.
Living atop pillars or...
Ancient Greece
The Mystery Structure on Top of Athens’ Temple of Olympian Zeus
The Temple of Olympian Zeus, dedicated the first among the Gods, is the most magnificent monument in Athens, other than the Acropolis.