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===Ionic temple of Marasà=== In the first half of the fifth century BC, the Locrians demolished their archaic temple and rebuilt a new temple in the [[Ionic order|Ionic style]]. The temple was designed by [[Syracuse, Italy|Syracusan]] architects around 470 BC, based on the idea of [[Hiero I of Syracuse]]. The new temple occupies the same place as the previous one but it has a different orientation. The temple was destroyed in the 11th century. The dimensions of the temple were {{convert|45.5|by|19.8|m|ft}}. The [[cella]] is free of supports on the central axes. The [[pronaos]] had two columns. The temple has seventeen Ionic columns on the long side, and six on the front. The height of the temple was {{convert|12|m|ft}}. According to Italian scholar [[Margherita Guarducci]], the famous [[Ludovisi Throne]] comes from the temple of Aphrodite of Epizephyrian Locris, where it was used as the parapet of the [[bothros]]. This theory is strengthened by the measures of the sculpture which fit perfectly together with the three great stones of the covering of the ''bothros''; stones still existing and open to visits inside the archaeological area of the Temple of contrada Marasà.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.locriantica.it/english/finds/ludovisi.htm|title = Locri Epizephyrii's Archaeological Finds: The Ludovisi Throne}}</ref>
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