What I can see

Today we mainly see traces of the temple’s foundation. According to findings scattered in the area, it was a large temple of Doric order, a twin of the Temple of Hephaestus, according to Travlos (1971). It was dedicated to Ares, god of war, one of the 12 gods of Olympus and son of Zeus and Hera.

What I can't see

It belongs to the category of temples, whose architectural members come from various sanctuaries of Attica and were assembled in Athens between the 1st century BC and 1st century AD. Perhaps, this is the oldest of this category. It was probably brought from Acharnes, where there was a famous sanctuary of Ares. The sima (gutter) of the Temple of Poseidon in Sounio was also placed on this temple. Later, many architectural members of the temple of Ares were used in the late Roman fortification, south of the Stoa of Attalos. Usually, temples that were transported had previously been abandoned, due to the disasters caused by Sulla (86 BC).

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