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title: Greater Propylaea of Eleusis
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3507/greater-propylaea-of-eleusis/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Greater Propylaea of Eleusis

_Authored by Carole Raddato_

## Image File

[![Greater Propylaea of Eleusis](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3507.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3507.jpg)

## Image Caption

The Greater [Propylaea](https://www.worldhistory.org/Propylaea/) at the Sanctuary of [Eleusis](https://www.worldhistory.org/Eleusis/) ([Greece](https://www.worldhistory.org/greece/)) was a monumental gate probably built by [Marcus Aurelius](https://www.worldhistory.org/Marcus_Aurelius/) on the same site as an earlier gate from the time of Kimon, c. 170 CE - c. 180 CE.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2015, January 03). Greater Propylaea of Eleusis. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3507/greater-propylaea-of-eleusis/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Greater Propylaea of Eleusis." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 03, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3507/greater-propylaea-of-eleusis/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Greater Propylaea of Eleusis." *World History Encyclopedia*, 03 Jan 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3507/greater-propylaea-of-eleusis/>.

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